The problem was known after some German scientists have found that the Android platform have been using the authentication can be infiltrated hackers, when Android devices are connected with wi-fi networks are not secure.
Hackers can create a derivative of wi-fi networks in public locations by using the well-known brands such as Starbucks or T-Mobile. Android devices will automatically connect to a network that has been logged for later synchronize the application. Although this synchronization effort can not be done, but the hackers have managed to obtain user authentication.
Aware of these shortcomings, Google immediately react. "We started to make improvements to the security weaknesses (Android) which, in certain circumstances, allow third parties to access data in Calendar and Contacts," said Google spokesman explained.
"Android Users do not need to do anything, these improvements will run by itself within a few days ahead," he added as quoted by Cnet on Thursday (05/19/2011).
Improvements made Google is 'forced' Android devices to connect to the server Google Calendar and Contacts via https (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure), so that OS authentication is used to validate the device can not be stolen.
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