2G’s security weaknesses are still a problem, even for modern phones

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Liam Tung is a full-time freelance technology journalist who writes for several Australian publications.

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on January 17, 2022

| Topic: Smartphones

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Google recently added an option to switch off insecure 2G connectivity in Android smartphone modems, a move that has been welcomed by digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

It applauded Google for adding the new setting in Android 12 and has now called on Apple to implement the feature, too. 

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