Hi, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with a number of your points. You said:
On 4/26/15, Aman Singer <aman.sin...@gmail.com> wrote: > A smartphone is nothing more or less than a computer. The > passcode/fingerprint is simply security theatre, it makes things look > secure and may be secure against someone who doesn't have Google, but > it is not secure in fact. Once the phone is in the hands of someone > who wants and is willing to bypass the security, nothing is secure in > fact, it only depends on how much trouble the attacker is willing to > go to. Not security theater at all. If you are seriously insinuating that a casual Google search will allow your run of the mill mugger to bypass your passcode and or touch ID in a way that allows them to access your data then I'd be very interested in hearing some specifics. Lets not forget that the hardware hack that got a lot of media attention a month or so ago no longer works. As a side note, I'd wager that my iPhone is more secure than your average computer due to the amount of control that Apple has at a very low level. > This is one of the reasons why I have no passcode on my > phone, it offers very little extra security but does offer an > inconvenience when I want to unlock the phone. I do not keep any > secure data on my phone, any data that I object to the public having > access to, simply because the chance of theft is too high and, as we > see, the passcode is not of much use. Whilst I agree that to a certain extent where there's a will there's a way, unless you've been annoying any 4 letter agencies, I personally feel that saying that a passcode offers very little extra security is incorrect. Lets not forget that the workaround that was posted to the list has now been proven to be ineffective. Additionally, with all due respect, whilst we could debate the definition of secure data, I'd wager that you might not be aware of quite how much data iOS stores without making it overly clear to you. For example, do you really consider your wireless network password/s, where you've traveled to and any contact information data that you wouldn't mind sharing with the public? Cheers, Ben. > Aman > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
