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I'm reminded of the excellent James Mickens piece on security, where he mentions the difference between (IIRC, don't have it in front of me) securing against an
by ubernostrum 9y ago
I'm reminded of the excellent James Mickens piece on security, where he mentions the difference between (IIRC, don't have it in front of me) securing against an angry ex, and securing against Mossad.
Sure, there are entities out there who could probably crack this if they were inclined to target you. But is that truly -- and don't be hyperbolic here -- a thing that you worry about on a day-to-day basis due to actual experience of having been personally targeted by those entities? And is it never acceptable for a consumer device to be only "secure against the angry ex" versus "secure against Mossad"?
- kelnos 9y agoSo others can be lazy like I wanted to be and not have to look it up: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1401_08-12_mickens.pdf https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1401_08-12_mickens.pdf (warning: pdf, if that matters to you)
- daveFNbuck 9y agoEven worse, your ex probably knows your passcode if you've ever opened your phone in front of them.