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Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking.
Google is adding a new security setting to Android to provide an extra layer of resistance against attacks that infect devices, tap calls traveling through insecure carrier networks, and deliver scams through messaging services. These players provide attacks-as-a-service through end-to-end platforms that exploit zero-day vulnerabilities on targeted devices, infect them with advanced spyware, and then capture contacts, message histories, locations, and other sensitive information. Activating Advanced Protection enables a host of existing and new security features that take a defense-in-depth approach to locking down phones when in high-risk environments, such as border crossings, when targeted by repressive governments, or when connected to older carrier networks that lack modern-day antisnooping defenses.
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