$1.5m 'reward' for spotting bugs in Google phones bbc.com

The top prize will be offered to researchers who compromise a security chip in Pixel phones.
Google is raising its "reward" for uncovering security flaws in some of its Android smartphones from $200,000 to a maximum of $1.5m.

The new top "prize" is payable to those who spot bugs in the Titan M security chip in Google's Pixel smartphones, as well as meeting specific criteria.
Google said it had paid out more than $4m to security researchers since 2015.

But security experts have doubts about whether the reward will deter people from making money from criminals.
Other firms, including Apple, Buzzfeed, Facebook, and Samsung, also offer rewards for reporting security flaws.