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#Google announces new Android security measures -- but a lot could go wrong for many users.

Google has announced a list of new Android security features, especially around device theft. These include some measures (like stronger passkey protections in some cases) that I've been advocating.

However, there's a problem. Many of these features will likely result in many users being locked out of their devices inappropriately, and without the ability to regain access. These changes will almost certainly exacerbate the already deeply serious problems of innocent users being locked out from their devices and/or Google accounts, often losing all access to their Gmail and other data, with no effective recourse of any kind. Often it's impossible to even find out why you've been locked out.

I have been pushing Google for years to improve this situation, including with detailed proposals, but it's been like banging my head into a brick wall. Google just doesn't seem to care about users who are not in the majority demographics, and that's shameful.