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Great idea except that you just enabled anyone to delete all your data without your permission.

• nodata 13y ago
  That's the whole point. If someone gets physical access to my phone, I don't want them to get access to my data.
  • gk1 13y ago
    But what if someone picks up your phone at a party while you're just a few feet away, and they decide to be a dick? It would take them just a minute to erase all your data.
    • nodata 13y ago
      The phone stays in my pocket. Worst case: restore from backup.
    • sksksk 13y ago
      It's all backed up to the cloud, so you can restore it all
      • dsl 13y ago
        Which defeats the whole point of trying to secure your data.
        • sksksk 13y ago
          You can have a long, secure password on your backup, and a short pin on your phone
        • nodata 13y ago
          How? Because if the OS-manufacturer has access to my backup, that's not secure? What?
    • jamesaguilar 13y ago
      Who leaves their phone sitting around at parties?
      • hackinthebochs 13y ago
        Lots of people.
        • jamesaguilar 13y ago
          If they are worried about bad guys deleting all their data, they should stop leaving their phone around at parties. Getting their phone stolen is an even worse outcome, because the data is effectively deleted and the hardware is gone. And it's strictly easier than stealing the phone, deleting the data, and returning the phone, which is what the ggp comment was suggesting we worry about.
  • ctdonath 13y ago
    Don't have little kids, eh? I've given up on lock codes to keep them off it because they'll make it lock up for hours, backfiring on me many times.
    • meepmorp 13y ago
      I think I knew this wasn't just a problem for me, but it's nice to see it confirmed by someone else.