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Android 4.2 will bring increased security

Alpha version of the operating system Android 4.2 indicates that Google is not only declares security-enhanced software, but taking very significant steps to increase it. Not everything that can be found in the pre-release version is sure to be present in the final assembly, but the resource Android Police has published a list of things that are present in alpha and increase its safety compared with previous ones. Among those Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux), addition to the kernel, which does not allow applications to access all files. The choice is between three positions: off, permitted and prohibited. In the last two modes, this feature allows to make a log of visits (not banning actually), and the "banning" is blocking access for maximum security. also a blocking VPN. Change compared to the current situation is that it will be impossible to transfer data while disconnected from the VPN. At the moment, the transfer will go off after a normal connection. In addition there is an indication that Android will receive protection against fraudulent SMS-mailing. If the application automatically sends messages to premium numbers, the operating system will tell the user about it, showing it to him and ask for confirmation message to send.

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