{"id":111819,"date":"2024-10-08T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111819"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:15:00","slug":"google-brings-better-bricking-to-androids-to-curtail-crims-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111819","title":{"rendered":"Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p>Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones.<\/p>\n<p>The search and ads giant <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/android\/android-theft-protection\/\">announced<\/a>the features in May, to coincide with its I\/O developer conference. The tech has since been trialed in Brazil, and now appears to have popped up on people&#8217;s phones across the world, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Android\/comments\/1fwg6oc\/google_is_starting_to_roll_out_theft_detection\/\">posts<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The three features are:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 2em\">\n<ul>\n<li>Theft Detection Lock \u2013 If a phone is grabbed from someone&#8217;s hand and then moves away at high speed, such as on a bike or in a car, the device will detect the unusual motion using its accelerometers and Google AI. It will then immediately lock, requiring a password or biometrics to open.<\/li>\n<li>Offline Device Lock \u2013 If the device is offline for &#8220;prolonged periods of time,&#8221; then the device will lock itself even when out of range of a signal.<\/li>\n<li>Remote Lock \u2013 If the device has been stolen, Android users will be able to remotely lock it just by citing the phone number rather than by inputting login credentials. Google said that people were often too upset to remember their logins, so a phone number lockdown would work more effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are more device security tools coming down the line \u2013 probably with the general release of Android 15, expected later this month. The factory reset command, commonly used by thieves to wipe a handset so that it can be easily resold, will in future require credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Login info can of course be obtained my means as simple as \u201cshoulder surfing\u201d \u2013 watching someone use their phone. Even if they do, though, Google is hardening up the requirements to change important settings \u2013 such as resetting the PIN or accessing other system privileges \u2013 which will require biometric proof of ownership, if enabled. The same is true for disabling the Find my Device, used to find lost handsets.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZwTqA-pXTVdrNqoAWbeOmgAAAM0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZwTqA-pXTVdrNqoAWbeOmgAAAM0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>While mobile phone theft remains a very common crime, the resale value of stolen devices is small compared the potential haul from using unlocked devices access lucrative apps such crypto wallets, banking and credit card apps, and money transfer services. \u00ae<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/08\/google_android_security\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones. 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