Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Use a Password...a Strong Password

If you fail to have a good password on your phone, something will happen. Why will something happen? Let's face it, you (and by you, I mean me) are kind of an idiot who will lose his phone. They (and by they, I mean you) are mean spirited. Therefore, you (me) will lose your phone and they (you) will check it out. Q.E.D.

"Among people who found the phones, 72 percent tried to access photos, 57 percent tried to open a file called "Saved Passwords," and 43 percent tried to open an app called "Online Banking." Most of the apps on the phones were protected by passwords, but the username and password fields were already filled out, so that users could simply press a button to access them. Well over half of the people who discovered the phones, 66 percent, clicked those buttons to try and start the programs. The fact that the finders had to click a button to access the apps indicates that their attempts were likely intentional."

The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone - Boing Boing

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