A few days ago, researchers at the security firm Zvelo found out that the PIN numbers for the Google Wallet mobile payment service could be discovered via a brute force method. However, this will only work on Android-based devices that have been rooted. Today, Google put up a post on its Google Commerce blog to defend the overall safety and security of Google Wallet.

Google also claims that it takes "concrete action" if it does discover a flaw in Google Wallet. It states:
For example, to address an issue that could have allowed unauthorized use of an existing prepaid card balance if someone recovered a lost phone without a screen lock, tonight we temporarily disabled provisioning of prepaid cards. We took this step as a precaution until we issue a permanent fix soon.
Overall, Google is seeking to reassure users of Google Wallet that their money is safe with its system. It states, " ... you can be confident that the digital wallet you carry provides defenses that plastic and leather simply don’t."
good for google...Atleast they got some justification not to root your device.
ReplyDeleteBut they will find sum way out...
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