Android on the heels of increased security measures in Apple's newly released iOS 8, Google this week confirmed that encryption will be turned on by default in the next release of Android.
Android has offered encryption for more than three years, and keys are not stored off the device, so they can't be shared with law enforcement, Google said. In the next Android release, encryption will be enabled by default.
Like Apple's new measures, the heightened security planned for Android L is in part a reaction to the widespread privacy concerns that have arisen as a result of spying efforts by the National Security Agency, said Ronald Gruia, director of emerging telecoms at Frost & Sullivan.
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