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> Since the security of Android depends on hardware and OEM software not under Google's control, depending on FDE is apparently pointless. For 99% of the users
by arviewer 10y ago
> Since the security of Android depends on hardware and OEM software not under Google's control, depending on FDE is apparently pointless.
For 99% of the users, this is complete nonsense. Why do we encrypt the phone? Are we afraid of the NSA or whatever agency cracking our phones? No! The reason most of us encrypt the phone is to prevent others from posting our pictures or reading our mail.
When somebody else finds my phone, or steals it, the four digit PIN is enough protection. Then again, I don't use a four digit PIN, but something longer, and from six or up it's really strong enough for manual unlocking.
People who have the means to read contents from the memory chips, they probably have the means to use other measures to get what they want.
- nitrogen 10y agoThere are levels of threat and protection between those you mentioned. As the threat from people with access to "other measures" increases, you moght at least want to make them work for it and have to go through proper channels.
- jonknee 10y agoBusinesses typically have rules about securing data, that covers a lot of users.
- drauh 10y agoIt runs the 2-factor app that secures my online accounts, which may or may not include banking.