After iOS8’s release and Apple making sure that not even they can access your information, Google has now responded and said that Android L will provide full device encryption by default for its users.
The new encryption mode that will be switched on by default will give each device and specific key making it only accessible by the user himself, Google won’t key any copies of the keys at their end. Android has offered optional encryption before on some devices since 2011, but the option was somehow unknown to many users.
For over three years Android has offered encryption, and keys are not stored off of the device, so they cannot be shared with law enforcement. As part of our next Android release, encryption will be enabled by default out of the box, so you won’t even have to think about turning it on. said Niki Christoff, a Google spokeswoman
The difference between Google’s encryption and Apple’s is that Apple controls both hardware and software, thus giving their devices better and frequent security updates implementations
Android L, the company’s next generation OS will be out next month.
