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Android may let users unlock phones with Google account

Original: «If you forget your PIN or password, unlock your device using your linked Google account.» Если это не повод отказаться

Android is developing a feature that would let users unlock their device with a linked Google account if they forget their PIN or password. The option, found in an APK teardown by Android Authority, is meant as a convenience for lockouts, but critics argue it hands an unlocked phone to anyone with access to your Google credentials and raises serious privacy and security concerns.

Why now: Privacy-conscious users see the feature as a security risk that could justify avoiding Google

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• «If you forget your PIN or password, unlock your device using your linked Google account.» Если это не повод отказаться от Google, то я не знаю, что тогда повод. https://www. androidauthority.com/android-u nlock-with-google-account-apk-teardown-3713919/ Функция заявлена как… · ashed@mastodon.ml · 2

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