GOOG, AAPL: Google Joins Apple in Encrypting User Data by Default

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Google (GOOG) is following in Apple’s (AAPL) footsteps by adding data encryption to its users’ devices by default.

google-goog-apple-aapl-android-lDevices equipped with Google’s Android L operating system, which will be released next month, will automatically use data encryption. This means that information on the device will only be available to those with a password for it, reports The Daily Mail.

While Google has included data encryption on all devices since Jelly Bean, its hasn’t been set to default. This change echos Apple’s decision to add extra security to devices running iOS 8. The advantage of the data encryption is that it makes it impossible for the company to access information on the device if police warrant them to do so, The Daily Mail notes.

“Customers will find some reassurance in the fact that their data can’t routinely fall into third-party hands,” David Emm, a senior researcher at security firm Kaspersky Lab, told BBC News.

Apple announced several new security features for iOS 8 on Thursday. One such feature is a new web browser that allows users to surf the net without being tracked. This can be set as the default web browser for the device.

GOOG shares saw a marginal increase as of Friday afternoon.

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