#ALGORITHMS: "Android Beats Apple With Location-Based Security"

Location-based services usually mean trying to sell something to nearby consumers, but Virginia Tech has invented location-based security for Android-based smartphones or tablets. With a capability that Apple's iOS can't match, the approach allows secure information to be viewed when in a designated vicinity but automatically zeros it out when the user leaves the premises.

Virginia Tech has modified Google's Android operating system to provide a location-based service that maintains privacy by automatically wiping sensitive information from smartphones and tablets.
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