Google can technically reset 74 percent of its android smartphones using a variety of forensic technique if the law enforcement agencies and court direct them to do so. (Photo : YouTube)
If it's been quite a long time since you updated your android smartphone / gadget, maybe it's high time for you to update, or set your gadget into "full encryption" mode and protect the gadget with a pin, password or fingerprint than a fancy pattern.
As reported by The Next Web, Google can technically reset 74 percent of its android smartphones using a variety of forensic technique if the law enforcement agencies and court direct them to do so.
This comes in light where data encryption has been a major threat in the cyber world. Reports state that those phones that are using android versions before 5.0, and are secured by a pattern lock, can be remotely reset by the Google authorities if ordered. The downside of the issue is that, Android versions prior of 5.0 are not completely "full disk encrypted," and if a user sets to "full disk encryption," then the performance of the phone might be affected.
While, Google stated that the reports are exaggerated as claims have gone to an extent that two-thirds of the android devices are under potential threat of the data being accessed. It's only in the latest update of Android 6.0 that "full disk encryption" has been set by default.
The findings have come into light after a document prepared by the New York District Attorney Office has been released. For Apple users using iOS 8.0 and later, "full disk encryption" is set by default, and previous version users need to protect the phone with a passcode, which means, Apple cannot break into a user's iPhone even in case a warrant is issued.
