Google Pixel 3's Titan M security chip gets explained in blog post
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Essentially, this new piece of silicon is in charge of keeping the Pixel 3 smartphones totally secure, with the chip itself being tied directly to the operating system’s secure boot process. This allows it to save the latest safe version of Android, thus preventing attackers from rolling back the firmware to an insecure version. Moreover, Titan M can also block attempts to unlock the bootloader. Aside from these more technical tasks, the security chip also limits the number of sign-in attempts and manually verifies the lock screen unlock code.
In light of the recent privacy controversies that have surrounded the tech industry, it’s certainly no surprise to see Google focus so heavily on its chip. Moving forward, the chip will likely become a central part of Google’s future Pixel devices, not just the Pixel 3 series.
source: Google
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