Remote Lock lets users lock their phones remotely using just their phone number. However, there is scope for mischief here. Google mentioned that Remote Lock will be upgraded with a “security ...

Google is on a tear adding new security features to Chrome OS. A mere week ago, the company rolled out the ability to automatically unlock your Chromebook when it’s near your Android phone, and now ...

An app teardown has revealed that Google could ask users for a security question before activating Remote Lock on Android phones. This should make for a more secure experience as Remote Lock currently ...

Back at Google I/O, Google announced a big set of security features called Theft Protection that would be coming soon to Android. They didn’t say at the time exactly when we’d see these features, but ...

Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

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