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The Morning After: New Google initiative keeps tabs on Android security flaws – Yahoo Finance Australia
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Just before the weekend, Google revealed a new initiative that helps pick up Android security flaws in non-Pixel devices. The Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative will manage security flaws it discovers, specific to third-party Android devices.
Google didnt explicitly call out any company names in a blog post, but a bug tracker for the program mentioned several manufacturers. Huawei had issues with insecure device backups in 2019, for example. Oppo and Vivo phones had sideloading vulnerabi…
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