Never mind the spies: the security gaps inside your phone

This report recounts a Channel 4 “Data Baby” segment where researchers used the Snoopy framework and Maltego to intercept and profile mobile data from volunteer students in London, demonstrating the real-world risk of Wi‑Fi-based surveillance and account access. It highlights the setup, brief collection window, and successful access to personal information, then provides practical mitigations such as limiting Wi‑Fi use, verifying SSIDs, applying OS/app updates, enforcing encrypted email settings, forgetting networks, and avoiding open networks.