Google Makes Full-Disk Encryption Mandatory for New Android 6.0 Devices

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https://thehackernews.com/2015/10/android-full-disk-encryption.html

With the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop last year, Google wanted to make full disk Encryption mandatory, but unfortunately, the idea did not go too well.
However, Google thinks the idea will go right this time, and it will try again to require full-disk encryption by default for devices that release with the newest Android 6.0 Marshmallow and higher versions.

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Google Makes Full-Disk Encryption Mandatory for New Android 6.0 Devices - The Hacker News

 

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I have my Android L device encrypted, so upon a system restart/reboot it prompts for a PIN (longer than 4). If someone attempts to enter the wrong PIN multiple times, the phone is erased and all data is lost. However, I don't think it's secure as claimed.

In my opinion, a major flaw is when you share your PIN with a trusted person. Apple iPhone devices are encrypted by default, I assume when the user enables the user PIN or Touch ID. However, these measures can be bypassed if someone else knows the code, or your iCloud password is lost when phish-ed. Your phone can be cloned, where your iPhone sync'd data is loaded onto a new device.

Encryption is one part of securing your data, but not completely foolproof.