Google Is Making Android As Difficult To Hack As iPhone—And Cops Are Suffering - News Summed Up

Google Is Making Android As Difficult To Hack As iPhone—And Cops Are Suffering


Android phones have been getting more secure thanks to Google updates, which may soon not be accessible to Huawei phone customers. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty ImagesApple makes the most secure phones in the world. One warrant unearthed by Forbes detailed a case in which cops seized an LG Android phone after swooping on suspected drug dealer, Angel Angulo, who’d allegedly sold methamphetamine to an undercover cop. When Forbes tested a range of Android phones’ facial recognition systems, there were clear disparities in the security of the technology across the different devices. A 3D-printed head was able to open all the Android phones tested, but it worked much quicker and in all light conditions on a OnePlus 6, whereas Samsung and LG phones were tougher to crack.


Source: Forbes May 23, 2019 14:51 UTC



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