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Thursday, 18 September 2014

Newest Androids will join iPhones in offering default encryption, blocking police - The Washington Post

"The move offers Android, the world's most popular operating system for smartphones, a degree of protection that resembles what Apple on Wednesday began providing for iPhones, the leading rival to devices running Android operating systems. Both companies have now embraced a form of encryption that will make extremely difficult for law enforcement officials to collect evidence from smartphones in most situations – even when authorities get legally binding search warrants."



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