News Amazon drops encryption support from Fire devices

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Gareth Halfacree, 4 Mar 2016
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    Greentrident Minimodder

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    "Those who do not use the encryption feature are, naturally, unaffected. "

    ...So give a s**t.
     
    Greentrident, 4 Mar 2016
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    The Register reports that Amazon have changed their minds, and will restore encryption in the next build.
     
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    dstarr3 What's a Dremel?

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    I picked up a Fire tablet over the holidays and rooted it and put vanilla Android on it. It's so much better that way.
     
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