When the threats get weird, the security solutions get weirder

The world of security is getting super weird. And the solutions may be even weirder than the threats. I told you last week that some of the biggest companies in technology have been caught deliberately introducing potential vulnerabilities into mobile operating systems and making no effort to inform users. One of those was introduced into Android by Google. In that case, Android had been caught transmitting location data that didn’t require the GPS system in a phone, or even an installed SIM card. [1]

[1] By Mike Elgan on ComputerWorld

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