New Security fix from Google?

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Google rolling out server-side fix for Android sidejacking issue - Android Central

Google rolls out fix for Android security threat - The Register

The server-side fix addresses an implementation error in earlier versions of Android, which is used by more than 99 percent of those using the mobile operating system, according to Google figures. Versions 2.3.3 and earlier failed to transmit authentication tokens over an encrypted channels.

 

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"Google is rolling out a patch on their servers to fix the Google calendar and contacts sidejacking issue we talked about in a recent Sunday editorial. This will require no user action, and even your carrier won't be able to stop it so they can put Bing on it first."

This made me bust up laughing. Epic =)