Smartphone Security Concerns

Discussions center on the inherent insecurities of smartphones, including vulnerabilities to physical attacks, baseband processors, lack of default encryption, and doubts about truly secure devices existing amid concerns over backdoors and exploits.

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chatmasta Mar 25, 2023 View on HN

Why is locking your phone not sufficient to secure its contents?

mirimir Mar 11, 2017 View on HN

There are no secure smartphones (devever.net)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10905643

danuker Oct 1, 2021 View on HN

Assuming the phone is not remotely exploited.

jcrash Sep 6, 2023 View on HN

Wouldn't be surprised if this is because the phones are TOO secure. Maybe they want them to use phones with built-in back-doors so they can keep an eye on them.

tixocloud Jun 16, 2017 View on HN

I guess you're thinking what if the phones get hacked by someone else and steals personal information?

cyanydeez Oct 9, 2022 View on HN

Seems like a huge security risk, but phones have similar capability.

pokemongoaway Aug 28, 2017 View on HN

Any idea if this phone is just as vulnerable to having it's keys extracted from memory - physical attacks - as every other phone on the market?

andyzweb Aug 1, 2012 View on HN

well most "security mechanisms" on phones are a joke.

giancarlostoro Dec 4, 2019 View on HN

Military / covert state ops reliant on customized phone apps probably. I guess the solution is to smash the phone after like on TV.

ikeboy Jul 3, 2018 View on HN

If it's possible to be a server side issue, then no phones are ever secure.