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August 22, 2013 05:16 pm GMT
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Google Exploring Location-Dependent Security Settings For Smartphone Unlock
Google has a patent application published today (via Engadget) that would make the standard system of unlocking a device much more intelligent, using a smartphone's built-in sensor to change your security settings on a sliding basis depending on where the phone finds itself. This would allow a user to make it easier to unlock a phone while in the comfort of their own home, while making it more difficult when the device is in a public place.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/cr6v8AeFUjU/
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