We take a bloodied baseball bat to Android malware, and debate the merits of a social media strike, as one of the team bites the bullet and buys a smart lock for the office.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Oli Skertchly.
Head of Android Security Says Locking Out Law Enforcement Is an ‘Unintended Side Effect’ Motherboard
Google is taking steps to make it harder for someone to push a malicious update that disables the security features on an Android phone.
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Google removes 'awesome' but unintended privacy controls in Android 4.4.2
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