Is Google Wallet Safe? | Linux Today

Is Google Wallet Safe?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 14, 2012

“What would happen if you lost your wallet to a thief? It’s a
question that Google Wallet users on Android phones are asking
themselves in the wake of multiple reports of security
vulnerabilities in Google’s mobile payment technology.

Google Wallet is a virtual payment system that can be used with
online merchants on the web, as well as in brick-and-mortar stores
via a mobile app on Android phones. At issue is the Android app,
which stores credit card data on phones equipped with Near Field
Communication (NFC) radio technology.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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