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Amazon has discounted the price of the online retailer's Fire HD 6 tablet to just £69.99 in the UK. For today only, you'll fork out less for the Android-powered 6-inch mobile platform that offers a snappy processor for all your movies, books, games and more. The usual listing price of the HD 6 tablet is £99, making this quite the deal. Powering the experience is a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 6-inch HD display, front-facing camera for video calling, 8/16GB of internal storage, a choice of colors, and up to eight hours of battery life. See at Amazon ...

Published at LXer: Amazon will restore disk encryption features to Fire OS, its Android-based operating system for tablets, improving data security and privacy. Read More......

Just to close the loop on this one: just after the firestorm last week when Amazon was called out for removing device encryption from Fire OS 5 (at the very same time as its CTO was saying encryption is "mandatory" and the company signed on to a brief supporting Apple in the encryption fight, the company has admitted that it will restore encryption to Fire OS 5 "sometime in the spring."

Facing criticism for removing default encryption from its latest version of the Fire operating system, Amazon has said it will reinstate encryption this springAmazon has reversed its decision to remove a security feature in its Fire OS software that protects sensitive information stored its tablets, e-readers and other hardware devices.Related: Amazon stops encryption on Fire tablets, leaving data vulnerable to attack Continue reading...

Published at LXer: Amazon has U-turned on its decision to remove filesystem encryption from Fire OS, which powers its Fire and Kindle slabs. Read More......

Under-Fire web biz finds reverse gear after outcry from Fire and Kindle owners Amazon has U-turned on its decision to remove filesystem encryption from Fire OS, which powers its Fire and Kindle slabs.…

Amazon recently removed the encryption of its tablets with the Fire OS 5 update, and now the company has announced that they will be bringing it back. Initially when the encryption was removed, Amazon said that the communications through its server were secure enough, but the move still had people upset. Luckily, it appears as though Amazon heard the users, and will be bringing the encryption back to the tablets. Amazon told Engadget: We will return the option for full disk encryption with a Fire OS update coming this spring. While it may not have been smart to remove it in the first place, it is still great to see that Amazon will be bringing it back. ...

In einem Update von Fire OS, das es noch im Frühjahr geben werde, solle die Funktion wieder enthalten sein, erklärte das Unternehmen.

Less than a day after it emerged that Amazon had quietly dropped device encryption support for its Fire tablets and other Fire OS devices, the U.S. firm has flip-flopped and said that it will restore the feature. Read More

Fire OS 5 dropped the feature, but a new update will bring it back.

Weil die Kunden sie nicht benutzt hätten, hat Amazon die Android-Funktion zur Verschlüsselung des Speichers aus dem Betriebssystem seiner Fire-Tablets entfernt. So zumindest erklärt der Konzern den nun bekannt gewordenen Schritt.

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Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption. Read More

As the Apple/FBI encryption story continues to rage on, Amazon finds itself in a spotlight of its own. The latest updates to Fire OS 5 which is pushing out to previous generation products is greeting Fire device owners with an unwelcome message that device encryption is being removed. What? Amazon is but one of the companies that has joined an amicus brief alongside Apple, yet removing encryption from its own devices. While Apple fights the good fight, @Amazon removes encryption as option from FireOS 5 | @csoghoian @normative @eff pic.twitter.com/nggBdtFG7j— David Scovetta (@davidscovetta) March 3, 2016 Amazon's latest generation products already shipped with Fire OS 5, which would mean, presumably, they're already in this position. In an attempt to dampen down the uproar, Amazon issued a statement to Engadget "In the fall when we released Fire OS 5, we removed some enterprise features that we found customers weren't using. All Fire tablets' communication with Amazon's c...

Published at LXer: Well, that's one way to differentiate from AppleAmazon is notifying customers that the latest update for its Fire OS will disable device encryption.… Read More......

In a rare step away from increased security around personal data, Amazon confirms its latest operating system will no longer encrypt its customers’ dataAmazon has quietly removed the ability to encrypt data stored on its Fire tablets, streaming media devices and Kindle e-readers with the latest update to the Fire OS operating software.The change, which has been confirmed by Amazon, could make private documents, financial data and other sensitive information vulnerable to attack. Continue reading...

Well, that's one way to differentiate from Apple Amazon is warning customers that the latest version of its Fire OS will disable storage encryption in Fire tablets and Kindles.…

Yes, Amazon got rid of onboard Fire tablet encryption. No, it's not because of Apple. The post Amazon Dropping Fire Encryption Has Nothing to Do With Apple appeared first on WIRED.

New Fire tablets and old ones that were upgraded to Fire OS 5 can't be encrypted.

In 'rare cases' users might get electric shocks Amazon is the latest fondleslab maker to initiate a voluntary recall and exchange programme for potentially shock-inducing power adapters.…

Company starts replacements because ‘the adapter assembly may detach’ for plugs supplied with two 2015 Android-based tabletsAmazon is recalling the power adapter for some models of its popular Fire tablets, including one aimed at children, because of a risk of electrical shock.