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FrustratedMonkytoday at 3:11 PM1 replyview on HN

I don't disagree.

But there is some old rule about, even the best security can fail if the device is physically accessible.


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overfeedtoday at 5:56 PM

There are levels to defending against physical attacks, and Flock half-assed theirs by leaving the encryption key right on the file system, according to the reporting. Those more serious about security — like Apple — store keys in an "enclave" chip so it can't be easily extracted by an attacker doing the bare minimum

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