On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:07:47 AM UTC-7, peter eckersley wrote: > > Alarmingly, I think the failure to fix this bug is probably going to lead > to some deaths if it hasn't already. Some users need secure encryption, > and they will be setting a long screen unlock password. And although > nobody should be using their phones while they drive, the reality is that > many people do. This means that there is a population of people who are > fumbling around entering 12+ character passwords while driving around in > traffic :( :( >
I agree that this may become an issue. I also wonder what happens if Android starts supporting fingerprint unlock. It seems the two would need to remain segmented in that case, no? Or perhaps I don't know enough about Android "L". If it is the case that they won't work together, either this means that fingerprint unlock won't work with full-device encryption, or security conscious individuals such as ourselves will be forced to choose between one and the other. Doesn't seem like a great scenario... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
