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Android Security Apps Continue to Improve in Latest AV-Test Report
2015-04-15 02:00:54| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
How much room does Android security have left to grow?
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Popular Android security app uses worthless encryption method
2015-04-06 20:15:48| Extremetech
New data shows that one of the more popular Android security apps, NQ Vault, uses a fundamentally flawed method of encrypting information and protecting user security. Google's hands-off policy on these topics does far more harm than good.
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Massive FREAK security flaw breaks HTTPS in Android, Apple devices
2015-03-04 01:37:09| Extremetech
A new attack against websites illustrates the dangers of weakening cryptography -- and an astonishing number of sites are vulnerable.
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Popular Android apps fail basic security tests, putting privacy at risk
2014-09-08 13:39:43| InfoWorld: Top News
Instagram, Grindr, OkCupid, and many other Android applications fail to take basic precautions to protect their users' data, putting their privacy at risk, according to new study. The findings comes from the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG), which earlier this year found vulnerabilities in the messaging applications WhatsApp and Viber.
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Android personal unlocking will bypass security in 'trusted environments'
2014-06-26 09:06:55| Wireless - Topix.net
Google wants to make it faster to unlock your Android device in trusted environments with a new feature called "personal unlocking."
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