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Re: Major security risk in the unlock pattern for Android devices
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- Subject: Re: Major security risk in the unlock pattern for Android devices
- From: Brian Altenhofel <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:03 -0600
Sure you would. Most people press slightly harder initially, and
usually the beginning and end points will be rounded.
Would I say its a "major" risk? No. The "locking" features of most
phones have no real security purpose at all, just psychological peace.
Brian Altenhofel
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