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Information Security June 17, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Teena Hammond | Senior Editor | @teena_hammond Teena Hammond is a Senior Editor at TechRepublic. She has 20 years of journalism experience as an editor and writer covering a range of business and lifestyle topics. Take secret photos by exploiting Android's camera app By manipulating Android's camera app, pictures can be taken without the user even knowing. This is a boon for secretly taking a photo of the thief who stole your camera, but could easily backfire. Resource of the day On-demand Webcast - ZDNet's 2014 Cloud Priorities Research Presentation In case you missed it live, catch the on-demand presentation of ZDNet's latest cloud computing research. Bill Detwiler, Managing Editor of Tech Pro Research, unveils trends, use-cases, and attitudes driving cloud in business today. More from TechRepublic Survey: The 3D printing revolution How Intel is using IoT and big data to improve food and water security Type more efficiently on your tablet with SwiftKey Keyboard Vessyl smartcup counts the calories in everything you drink 32,000 Chromebooks: How a Virginia school system bet on Google's PC platform Featured multimedia Photos: A world with 'Solar Roadways' smart roads Today's recommended downloads Free Trial! Comprehensive Virtualization Management (SolarWinds) Using Data Replication to Upgrade Your Oracle Database with Minimal Downtime (Dell Software) SharePlex Connector for Hadoop - Improving Analytics with Real- and Near Real-Time Data Replication (Dell Software) Tracking the Change in Active Directory, SharePoint, SQL Server, Exchange and VMware (Dell Software) On-demand Webcast - ZDNet's 2014 Cloud Priorities Research Presentation (ZDNet) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Wearables: Fit for business? The explosion of interest in wearable computing is one of tech's fastest rising trends. While big moves from Google, Apple, and Samsung will likely attract a lot of attention, we're going to examine the broader potential that wearables hold for driving innovation in business. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Week in Review - UK Developer Linux and Open Source Google in the Enterprise Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.