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Originally Posted by Lafayette79
Thanks,
I wonder what the situation is with the off the shelf phones that we buy. I've read on another board that there are Apps for phones that do as you said yours does, but without the encryption, which is why I asked you in the first place. I don't see some random Java App being as sophisticated as yours, and so, the phone is vulnerable.
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There are a few easier solutions. First, don't put private information on a cell phone. The wipe would do things like prevent someone from automatically receiving your emails because those mail settings would be wiped out. Most often, you're protecting your phone from someone who would steal your phone. The person who steals your phone, most often, just wants the phone, either to use or to sell. Most often, someone who steals your phone doesn't have the forensic skill to get the data off of the hard drive of the phone.
In the case of your phone being searched if you are arrested, don't keep evidence of illegal activity on your phone. Don't use a cell phone to discuss illegal activity. I'll even go one better... don't engage in illegal activity
Kwame Kilpatrick will tell you the danger of discussing illegal activity via text messages.
One of the things we talk about in the InfoSec world is that laws don't change as fast as technology does but general laws apply generally to new technologies. In that regard, my question would be.. if I am arrested, is my purse searchable? If it is legal to search my address book, paper calendar, etc. that would be in my purse, then why wouldn't it be legal to also search my phone? Likewise, if it is legal to search my car, then anything in my car is fair game, right? Why would a cell phone be exempt?
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