Under Pressure, Google Promises To Update Android Security Regularly
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/08/05/429649509/under-pressure-google-promises-to-update-android-security-regularly?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Google is making big promises to fix its Android
operating system. The company recently came under sharp
criticism after researchers found a major flaw in Android would
let hackers take over smartphones, with just a text message.
Now, Google tells NPR and writes in a blog post, it'll work with
other phone makers to fix that bug. And, going one step further,
Google is rolling out a brand new system to protect smartphones
regularly (not just once in a while).
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Very glad to see Google moving forward decisively in this direction.
Kudos to the teams.
Reference: "Lauren's Blog: When Google Leaves Users Behind" -
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001097.html (4/22/15)
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