06-03-2016 07:20 via indianexpress.com

Amazon to restore encryption to Fire tablets after complaints

Amazon Fire tablet: The company says it restore the encryption feature on the Fire Tablets.
Amazon.com Inc said it plans to restore an encryption feature on its Fire tablets after customers and privacy advocates criticised the company for quietly removing the security option when it released its latest operating system.
“We will return the option for full-disk encryption with a Fire OS update coming this spring,” company spokeswoman Robin Handaly told Reuters via email on Saturday.
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