A young privacy fuss is kicking off around Google ’s Android mobile O , with security boffin lay claim that the software package ’s backup tools mean that a written matter of everyone ’s Wi - Fi password story is now save to Google ’s servers . Which may intend it could be legally oblige to give them out , should a government come call in .
The central issue is that Google ’s not only storing password , but it ’s doing so in a mode that means it can record them if it wants to , as illustrated by the way novel Android devices can pull in all your old passwords and preferences from its servers once you bring home the bacon your phone with a Gmail address and password .
Which makes it easier for us to juggle two phones and three tablets , but might just intend our networks are n’t as dependable from snoop eyes , or illegal use , as we thought . [ Computer WorldviaSlashgear ]
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