Benchmarks show effect of device encryption on Nexus 6 performance Nexus devices shipping with Lollipop have full device encryption turned on by default. That’s great from a privacy point of view, but ...

More and more personal data is being stored on mobile devices, and without encryption, this data can easily fall into the wrong hands If your mobile device contains any personal or private data, then ...

Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption. In a statement sent to TechCrunch the company said: “In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, ...

Less than a day after it emerged that Amazon is quietly dropping device encryption support for its Fire OS devices, the U.S. firm has flip-flopped and said that it will restore the feature. Yesterday ...

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McDonalds, Volkswagen and Audi have all recently disclosed that confidential personal information belonging to their customers has been compromised. This is further proof – should we need it – that no ...

In the spirit of Safer Internet Day, Google has announced the launch of Adiantum, a new encryption standard for mobile devices. On Thursday, Eugene Liderman, Director ...

After considering full device encryption for Android 5.0 phones and tablets earlier this year, Google has decided to enforce the requirement with Android 6.0. New phones shipping with Android 6.0 ...

Update: Amazon will release a software update this spring that will restore encryption support to Fire OS 5. Original story: In the wake of Apple’s high-profile fight with the FBI, more users and ...

Technology Review takes a look at the evolution of security on the iPhone, noting how Apple has been able to gain acceptance in government and enterprise by overcoming its initially lax stance on ...