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Does this provide a layer of security outside of say, adding a strong password to your phone and keeping it powered off, assuming my phone's data is encrypted?
by codezero 9y ago
Does this provide a layer of security outside of say, adding a strong password to your phone and keeping it powered off, assuming my phone's data is encrypted?
- lisper 9y agoYes. It provides protection against monkey wrench attacks. https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/ Of course the TSA is not so unsubtle as to actually hit you with a wrench, but they have other ways of making your life miserable.
- codezero 9y agoHow? They can also plug your usb drive in and say, “unlock it or else wrench...” Maybe I’m being obtuse but can you explain how it protects against a wrench attack?
- colejohnson66 9y agoPreventing you from boarding your plane for starters
- codezero 9y agoI don’t understand. Can’t they do this whether I have an encrypted phone or an encrypted usb drive?
- lisper 9y agoThe idea is to stop them from suspecting that you even have it in your possession.