{"id":482007,"date":"2026-05-13T04:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/482007\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:56:13","slug":"androids-new-security-feature-uncovers-spyware-but-you-have-to-opt-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/482007\/","title":{"rendered":"Android\u2019s new security feature uncovers spyware, but you have to opt in"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Google is rolling out a new security feature that will help uncover spyware attacks, but it comes with a catch: You have to opt in to get it.<\/p>\n

The new feature, called \u201cIntrusion Logging<\/a>,\u201d is part of Android\u2019s Advanced Protection Mode, a special security mode that enables certain features to make phones and other Android devices harder to hack.<\/p>\n

Advanced Protection Mode is designed to counter government spyware attacks and police forensic devices that try to extract data from a person\u2019s phone, according to TechCrunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Intrusion Logging creates and collects logs from an Android device once a day and stores them encrypted in a user\u2019s Google account in the cloud. Uploading the logs to the cloud could potentially prevent spyware from deleting evidence of device compromise.<\/p>\n

The feature keeps track of things, including when the phone was unlocked, when applications have been installed and uninstalled and what websites and servers the phone connected to.<\/p>\n

Google said its Advanced Protection Mode and Intrusion Logging are meant for people who may be at risk of attacks involving spyware, such as journalists, activists and political dissidents.<\/p>\n

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