wraggster
September 19th, 2014, 20:05
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Apple isn't the only one that's making its software a lot more secure (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/17/apple-privacy-tim-cook/), and erm, fed-proof (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/29/mobile-privacy-explained/) -- Google's upcoming Android (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/android-l/) platform will apparently be encrypted by default, according toThe Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/18/newest-androids-will-join-iphones-in-offering-default-encryption-blocking-police/). The publication didn't clarify whether it's Android's full-disk encryption, which Google first rolled out (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/android-3-0-honeycomb-can-encrypt-all-your-data-needs-a-full/) in 2011, but it did say that nobody can access the encrypted device (not even the company), unless they know its four-digit pin. Does that mean users will be forced to nominate a passcode upon setup? We don't know for sure, but with encryption in place, Mountain View (just like Apple) won't be able to assist authorities in searching your phone, so long as you keep your passcode a secret.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/android-l-encryption-out-of-the-box/
Apple isn't the only one that's making its software a lot more secure (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/17/apple-privacy-tim-cook/), and erm, fed-proof (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/29/mobile-privacy-explained/) -- Google's upcoming Android (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/android-l/) platform will apparently be encrypted by default, according toThe Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/18/newest-androids-will-join-iphones-in-offering-default-encryption-blocking-police/). The publication didn't clarify whether it's Android's full-disk encryption, which Google first rolled out (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/android-3-0-honeycomb-can-encrypt-all-your-data-needs-a-full/) in 2011, but it did say that nobody can access the encrypted device (not even the company), unless they know its four-digit pin. Does that mean users will be forced to nominate a passcode upon setup? We don't know for sure, but with encryption in place, Mountain View (just like Apple) won't be able to assist authorities in searching your phone, so long as you keep your passcode a secret.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/android-l-encryption-out-of-the-box/