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So is Google going to get the FBI to

2016-02-28 05:15:07.704474+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

So is Google going to get the FBI to demand a back door for Android, or just going to cede the privacy geek market to Apple?

[ related topics: Apple Computer Privacy Law Enforcement Economics ]

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#Comment Re: So is Google going to get the FBI to made: 2016-03-01 11:33:02.501514+01 by: DaveP [edit history]

Saw an article yesterday that only 6% or so of Android devices have whole-disk encryption on by default, due to slow uptake of new software versions because phone companies suck. 94% of iPhones have encryption on, since Apple makes it pretty easy to upgrade to the latest software.

This article isn't the article I read, but has some of the details.

#Comment Re: So is Google going to get the FBI to made: 2016-02-29 17:15:58.249123+01 by: Dan Lyke

Oh, I totally assume that the Android devices are less secure against physical possession attacks than the iOS devices. But Apple is getting a lot of positive publicity in being the company that's willing to protect privacy against FBI overreach, and Google hasn't jumped on that wagon yet.

#Comment Re: So is Google going to get the FBI to made: 2016-02-28 17:00:07.095937+01 by: Jack William Bell

You are assuming the FBI doesn't ALREADY have a back door for Android.

Mind you, I'm assuming the government ALREADY has a back door for iOS too. They are just being coy about it.