Amazon caught flack on Wednesday for disabling the encryption capabilities of its Fire phones and tablets with a software update. The company says its reasoning was simple: people didn’t use it. “In ...

Today, several reports pointed out that Amazon’s Fire OS 5 does not support device encryption, drawing a connection between the company’s encryption retreat and the current Apple-FBI iPhone unlocking ...

What’s most striking about the disabling of Fire OS’s encryption is that Amazon didn’t publicly give users a heads-up, despite Fire OS 5 shipping to users last fall. The news was first reported ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Just a day after it became public that Amazon had quietly removed the option of encrypting its Fire tablets, the company reversed itself. “We will return the option for full disk ...

If you’re an Amazon Fire user and also a criminal, it might be a good time to move any incriminating data off of your devices. There are a couple of ways major companies approach digital security: for ...

Well, that didn't last long. And we have to say, Amazon has some unfortunate timing—intentionally or otherwise. Right in the middle of the giant encryption fight between the FBI and Apple, Amazon ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said it plans to restore an encryption feature on its Fire tablets after customers and privacy advocates criticized the company for quietly removing the security ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Last week it became apparent Amazon had not included support for local encryption with Fire OS 5, which would seem to contradict its support of Apple's ...

In the latest Fire OS 5 software update for its Kindle Fire tablets, Amazon has removed device encryption. First highlighted on Amazon’s support website, the matter has since captured the interest of ...