Source: www.schneier.com – Author: Bruce Schneier
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Steve67 • May 14, 2025 7:35 AM
They are adopting features that already exist in GrapheneOS, such as USB security, automatic reboot, etc. GOS supports additional security and privacy features.
Clive Robinson • May 14, 2025 10:57 AM
@ ALL,
With regards,
“Google has extended its Advanced Protection features…”
Just remember how Google makes it’s money…
So the question you should ask is,
“How will they continue to make money, if these features offer real security?”
Oh and as current AI LLM and ML systems are not very popular with many people…
They have a lot of wasted investment to turn into some kind of money earning venture.
And traditionally that was “selling their users down the river” and even “throwing some under the bus”.
Don’t say you were not warned…
lurker • May 14, 2025 2:38 PM
Grumpy old man quibbles at weasel words
This monitoring and detection capability, known as Intrusion Logging, uses end-to-end encryption to indelibly store logs from your device in the cloud such that they can’t be accessed by Google or any party aside from you, but also in a form that can’t be deleted or modified, even if your device and Google account are compromised. [from the Wired article]
As @Clive notes, I remember how Google makes it’s money …
So I’m grumpy at how they took away the ability to swich off network access app by app.
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Original Post URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/googles-advanced-protection-now-on-android.html
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