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Episode 89: Google Wallet's vulnerability

Monday, December 26, 2011

viaForensics revealed some interesting information about Google Wallet. While the system is generally viewed as secure it still does leave some personal data unencrypted. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Andrew Hoog, chief investigative officer at viaForensics, about the analysis the company did on the system. While Google made some changes to the software after the report was released, Hoog says more needs to be done. “There was a lot of information left on the device,” he says. “If somebody was trying to take over an identity, they could use this information to either pose as you or call you and act like they’re the credit card company and try to get you to release the additional information,” he adds.



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Google has announced that mobile operator Sprint Nextel will launch an array of new phones with support for Google Wallet this year, reports FierceMobile.

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google Wallet Vice President Osama Bedier said that customers can expect to see Google Wallet on “at least ten” new Sprint phones in the coming months, the first of which being the LG Viper. Bedier added that Google is also in talks with other operators and device manufacturers, which may yield even more Wallet-compliant handsets.

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Virgin Mobile has set a May 15 launch date for the LG Optimus Elite, the first device in the operator’s lineup to feature NFC and Google Wallet.

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New Jersey Transit’s use of NFC payments with Google Wallet has been an “overwhelming and resounding success,” according to NJ Transit spokesman John Durson.

Introduced on the NJ Transit network in October 2011, Google Wallet enables riders to purchase tickets with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone at New York Penn Station, Newark Liberty Airport’s rail station and on 7 city bus lines.

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Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia, Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier announced on the company’s blog.

According to Bedier, the acquisition will improve Google Wallet’s payments capabilities and help to “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.”

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