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This article also linked to a post about Android disk encryption [0] that I found pretty interesting. It goes through Apple vs Android encryption implementatio
by gregmac 10y ago
This article also linked to a post about Android disk encryption [0] that I found pretty interesting.
It goes through Apple vs Android encryption implementations, and talks about per-file vs full-disk. Android has only just now implemented per-file, but haven't made it granular enough to handle some very valid use cases and thus it has some pretty big holes. The worst part is fixing it means breaking 3rd party apps.
[0] https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2016/11/24/android-n-encryption/ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2016/11/24/android-...
- Watabou 10y agoThere was some discussion about this on HN [1]. Pretty interesting that it only got 183 votes. Usually when people talk about Apple's security holes, it generates much more discussion (criticism) and votes. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13031012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13031012
- macintux 10y agoPointing out that Android is insecure is about as newsworthy as pointing out that the sun will rise tomorrow.