While Apple is neck deep in the courts fighting an FBI court order to unlock the iPhone, Amazon quietly drops support for device encryption from its Fire OS operating system. Fire OS is a customized ...

Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption. In a statement sent to TechCrunch the company said: “In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, ...

Amazon’s decision to remove device encryption from its tablets has sparked a backlash with customers and raised concerns wtih privacy activists. Amazon’s decision to remove encryption from its tablets ...

Update: Amazon will release a software update this spring that will restore encryption support to Fire OS 5. Original story: In the wake of Apple’s high-profile fight with the FBI, more users and ...

Phones and tablets running Android "Lollipop" will not have device encryption switched on by default, despite an earlier promise by the software maker. Ars Technica first reported Monday the company's ...