On android phones there is a separate step that must be taken to encrypt the phone. The device has to be charged and plugged in and it can take an hour to do.koine2002 wrote:I don't know about Android phones. However, on an iPhone, the passcode is the encryption. That's the number (simple) or password (complex) one enters to unlock the decice. Apple has said they don't have the ability to, with the current coding, to overcome a user's passcode. They have refused to write a back door into the OS to allow themselves to do so. Such a back door can be exploited by a hacker.RossA wrote:So for non-techie people like me, what the heck does this mean? Is my phone that I bought from Verizon encrypted? If a cop gets my phone, he can just look at what's on there without any fancy tech stuff happening. Just like I do every time I pick it up.
It can slow down an Older device but with a newer one you might not notice.
One huge is that if you lose your phone and someone else finds it they will not be an able to get into it even if they plug it into a computer. I would highly recommend encrypting any phone.
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