Friday, May 20, 2011

Google fixes Android vulnerability

Google is rolling out a fix for a vulnerability in Android that could leak data from Google calendar and contacts. Android phone users were at risk when they are connected to unsecured wireless network. Android OS versions 2.3.3 and lower are affected by this.

The Google spokesperson quoted in this article says that the fix will be rolled out to all android phones over the next few days.  Android phone users do not have to do anything - the fix is supposed to install silently to all versions of Android.

The good thing is that Google is rolling the fix out to all versions - so you will not have to wait months (or years) for your carrier to update your phone's OS version.

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