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Posted 10 February 2012 - 11:17 PM

News of two security flaws in Google Wallet, which lets smartphone owners pay for purchases through the devices, has caused some concern about the nascent mobile payment product. One works on rooted devices; the other works on any smartphone with the Google Wallet capability. All it needs is for someone to get hold of the victim's smartphone for a couple of minutes. Security experts are divided over the extent of the threat these attacks pose to Android smartphone users.

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