If there was no lock/unlock, then anyone could duplicate your data to a new device to crack later. Having to unlock the phone means you are explicitly giving the other phone permission to copy your sensitive data (photos, contacts, passwords, etc.).
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cheese_greater@lemmy.world 7 months agoHow about no need to unlock anything? Why does the phone need to be unlocked at all or at least why are people not backing up locally then wiping in advance of any servicing?
reddig33@lemmy.world 7 months ago
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
then wiping
When I put my current phone in service for the first time, it was because the MOBO died. No way to wipe it.
Anyway, I am too paranoid to trust only “wipe”. That’s like writing your passwords into a book, and then when you need to get rid of it safely, you only forget where you put the book. I prefer factory reset followed by quick set up, installing termux, and runningyes "Fuck off, no data for you. " >> fileuntil the storage is full to overwrite as much as I can.
Unfortunately, there’s still some more data in other partitions. From what I can see after doing factory reset, this includes at least: Google account info, timezone, lock screen settings, language, region. But I have no idea what else is there.So, I just have to hope current Android’s FBE is done safely enough.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The other weird trick SSD recovery specialists HATE is recording a high-def video and leave it running indefinitely. But i guess thats no good if its not functional
LOLjoeWTF@lemmy.world 7 months ago
We have a tech literacy problem. We should strive to teach all who are willing to learn, and refrain from demonizing those who screw up. But yeah… Hopefully this bad experience is the push some users need to hear to take it more seriously.