After Rewrites, Google Wallet Still Has Holes 82
itwbennett writes "A report from viaForensics makes clear that, despite efforts by Google to tighten up security after a poor evaluation in December, Google Wallet still stores data in too many places and could make it available too easily to be a secure way to make purchases using smartphones."
Paywall? (Score:3, Informative)
I think it should be noted that the report is behind a paywall.
Re:Slashdot is dead (Score:5, Informative)
This is going to be one of those moments where I wonder why I bothered, but...
Yes, Google was investigated for the wifi data collection. The FTC investigated, and determined that nothing had been done intentionally, and Google agreed to improve their privacy policies accordingly. You can read that here [softpedia.com], should you choose to actually know what's going on.
Yes, Google required real names on G+, and used it as an 'identity service'. What I fail to understand is how that differs than every website in the cosmos requiring me to log in via Facebook. It sucks, but they all do it.
Microsoft used a 90+ percent monopoly in the desktop market to try and dominate the web. Google uses a 60 some percent dominant position (but hardly 'monopoly', given there are several hundred other search engines that could be used) to fund development of a free phone OS no one is required to use. People use it because it works. If Microsoft had provided a browser, but not bundled it in, but given it away for free, there would have been no case against them, just like there isn't against Google now. You aren't required to use Android, there are other options, and you aren't handed a free phone when you visit their search page.
Yes, they injected G+ results in their search results. They did NOT however block results from anyone else like Twitter or Facebook from appearing. They were still in the results. Were G+ results returned with higher rankings? I don't know, never turned that on, and never used G+. Because of that, I never got back search results relating to G+ at all, and as far as I know you can still turn that off, so you don't get them either. I can see why Twitter and the others were butt-hurt about this, it cuts directly into THEIR money, but why are you? Don't like it, SWITCH IT OFF. It hardly constitutes evil to allow you to opt out of something.
Yes, Apple surpassed Android in market share at the end of the year, primarily due to them releasing a new phone. If you want reporting on how the front runner changes every 12 seconds, I am sure there are places for that, but I personally don't care to read how a new vendor 'owns' a half a percent higher share of the market every single day. The first time someone passes the front runner its news. The 27th time they change places, it just isn't.
Perhaps you get modded down on posts like these because you engage in name-calling, present a closed-minded position, assume a victimized attitude, lash out with hate, and refuse to present a reasoned, well argued position? Just a thought.