[geeks] Nothing is safe anymore (smartphone division)

[Phil Stracchino]

On 03/12/2012 02:32 AM, Jonathan Groll wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:13:09 -0400, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net> wrote:
>> I do not consider my phone a secure device, which is why I have nothing
>> more confidential on it than my contacts list.
> 
> The biggie is your gmail password, which you almost certainly have to
> have if you're using an Android phone. (If you don't enter it your
> phone won't sync contacts to gmail which is almost in the realm of
> basic functionality for me now).

True, though I don't use Gmail for anything else so there's nothing in
there except contacts.  (Frankly, I would LOVE a way to manage it
without having to use Gmail.)


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