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Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claiming Its Release Was … – EFF

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Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claiming Its Release Was …
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The fact that they cannot turn off app permissions is a Stygian hole in the Android security model, and a billion people's data is being sucked through. Embarrassingly, it is also one that Apple managed to fix in iOS years ago. A moment ago, it looked …
Google nixes app-security management console in AndroidInfoWorld
Google removes privacy control in latest Android updateRT (blog)
KitKat update removes app permissions toggleCNET
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Google removes ‘awesome’ but unintended privacy controls in Android 4.4.2 – ZDNet

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Google removes 'awesome' but unintended privacy controls in Android 4.4.2
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Related Stories. 28 Android security apps tested · IBM sued for cooperating with NSA for spy program · Microsoft pushes crypto standards forward · Microsoft account security beefed up. The best of ZDNet, delivered. ZDNet Newsletters. Get the best of …
EFF warns of Android 'Stygian hole' as update kills access to privacy settingsThe Guardian
EFF criticises Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2ComputerworldUK
Today's Tech: Google adds privacy to Android "by mistake", German Amazon …ITProPortal
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Google removes privacy control in latest Android update – RT (blog)

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Google removes privacy control in latest Android update
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EFF called the disappearance of App Ops a “Stygian hole in the Android security model,” given that there is now no way to curb app permissions, despite the easy fixes which are available. The digital rights group urged Google to renew App Ops for …
Google nixes app-security management console in AndroidInfoWorld
EFF criticizes Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2PCWorld
EFF: You Can Have Privacy or Security on Android, Not BothPC Magazine
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