Despite the fact that Google I\/O is a developers conference, it always grabs the\u00a0attention of journalists and consumers as well. The reason is simple: this is the time when Google shows it\u2019s brand-new features, services and products that will be shaping\u00a0our digital lives in the nearest future (well, if you\u2019re an Android user, anway!). Let\u2019s take a look at the most important of them from security angle.<\/p>\n
1. Android M: customizable app permissions<\/strong><\/p>\n The first big thing Google presented at San Francisco this year was\u00a0Android M: where the M stands for\u2026 \u201cM developer preview\u201d at the moment. The final release is rather distant, and is most likely to happen in the fall. And the first new feature you should know is new fully customizable app permissions policy.<\/p>\n In current versions of Android you need to grant whole set of permissions when you install an app. And these apps are not that modest: many of them want access to your camera, microphone, list of contacts, SMS and so on<\/a>. The only choice you have is to grant permissions or don\u2019t install the app at all.<\/p>\n