Comment Hand sanitizer addicts (Score 1) 89
I always imagined that the people who can't pass by the ubiquitous hand sanitizer stations without using it get sick a lot more than the average person because of that constant use.
Comment Not any port in a storm (Score 1) 11
They already refused subscriptions if you wanted a port to forward to, so for many of us this is nothing new.
Comment Can't somebody think of the bovines? (Score 0) 83
Did they ever cop to the cattle mutilations that were going on in the American West at the same time?
Comment Well done Sir (Score 2) 17
He took sci-fi special effects from laugh-inducing to awe-inspiring. A true legend whose name most people probably don't know.
Comment Oh my! (Score 1) 70
The left turn signal will be on the whole time he's up there.
Comment Re:Availability (Score 1) 99
So you haven't seen the height of the show - The Fonz & The Shark yet? Spoiler alert - the shark wins.
Comment Re:Could, Would, Should (Score 1) 153
I believe the doll's bits are removable. A steak might work well up in there.
Comment Streaming pile of (Score 5, Funny) 296
I'm just sick of him streaming Dig-Dug all day. He's not very good at it.
Comment Re:Idea for a million-dollar product (Score 2) 19
I think a VR rig with a full set of orifice plugs is what you're aiming for.
Comment Re:Speak a language they can understand (Score 3, Funny) 719
Tesla owners have laser pistols.
Comment More Quotable Than Lebowski (Score 1) 58
It's not even about Donkey Kong anymore.
Comment Re:So...free or less than 15%? (Score 1) 97
They already have their own delivery vans in cities near one of their warehouses. You can order in the morning and it will be their in the afternoon/evening.
Comment Re:Here's your participation trophy! (Score 1) 42
I believe this version was used because it's open source.
Comment Re:My baby blue (Score 4, Interesting) 118
The real cooks are trying to make it blue now and making their customers sick
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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: How can I prepare for the Theft of my Android Phone? 5
Adam Jorgensen writes: Last week my 4-week old Moto G phone was stolen while getting onto the train at Salt River in Cape Town, South Africa. That in itself is no big deal. Cellphone theft is a huge problem here in South Africa and I've had at least two previous cellphones stolen. The big deal this time, for me at least, was that this was the first time I've lost an Android phone to theft.
When I actually sat down and through about it, losing a fully configured Android phone is actually a big deal as it provides ready access to all kinds of accounts, including ones Google account. This could potentially allow the thief to engage in all kinds of malicious behaviour, some of which could have major implications beyond the scope of the theft.
Luckily for me it seems that the thief did the usual thing: Dumped the sim card, wiped the phone and switched it off. It's probably had it's IMEI changed by now and been sold on to some oblivious punter, possibly some oblivious punter in another country.
Still, the potential for serious issue is making me have second thoughts about replacing the phone with anything capable of doing much more than calling.
My question is this: Are there any serious solutions out there for Android that secure against theft?
By serious I mean solutions that go beyond the laughably easy to defeat "Find My Phone" and "Remote Wipe" options provided at present. Presently I'm thinking along the lines of:
When I actually sat down and through about it, losing a fully configured Android phone is actually a big deal as it provides ready access to all kinds of accounts, including ones Google account. This could potentially allow the thief to engage in all kinds of malicious behaviour, some of which could have major implications beyond the scope of the theft.
Luckily for me it seems that the thief did the usual thing: Dumped the sim card, wiped the phone and switched it off. It's probably had it's IMEI changed by now and been sold on to some oblivious punter, possibly some oblivious punter in another country.
Still, the potential for serious issue is making me have second thoughts about replacing the phone with anything capable of doing much more than calling.
My question is this: Are there any serious solutions out there for Android that secure against theft?
By serious I mean solutions that go beyond the laughably easy to defeat "Find My Phone" and "Remote Wipe" options provided at present. Presently I'm thinking along the lines of:
- Full encryption of phone contents
- Some kind of "Travel Safe" mode that would lock the phone down and trigger a full wipe of not unlocked correctly (Including wiping the phone on next boot if not unlocked before being switched off/running out of battery).
So, any ideas?
