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A counter, or perhaps extension example to this: say I had a phone ten years ago that had full disk encryption. Since then, I've migrated to a new phone, but ke
by shortstuffsushi 4y ago
A counter, or perhaps extension example to this: say I had a phone ten years ago that had full disk encryption. Since then, I've migrated to a new phone, but kept the old one around to have access to the pictures. Ten years on, I finally have the desire to go and look and... now I realize I have a paperweight because I can't remember the password.
- giantrobot 4y agoIs this an actual issue? Who keeps an old phone around as a data vault like that? Both iOS and Android have had off-device photo syncing for at least a decade. The intersection of people that 1) leave an old phone in a drawer as a photo vault and 2) never used any sort of photo syncing is not nearly large enough that FDE is in any way problematic for most people.
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- shortstuffsushi 4y ago> Is this an actual issue Yes? I mean, it exists and I know of at least a half dozen people in immediate proximity to me that have kept old devices around in case they want their photos later. Some have them backed up elsewhere as well, sure. Contrary to your assertion, I'd guess the opposite - I suspect there's a large number of people, especially non-technical people, with phones in drawers with information they'd like to have available for "some day." Obviously speculation based on my own experience. WRT the off device syncing being default, that is fine up to the Xgb that the provider offers free, anything beyond that is not synced without a monthly subscription, and the same people I know that are keeping phones around are also not paying for that.
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