I lock my phone with a PIN. However on android this is allowed to be an arbitrary length number. A hacker can punch in 4 digit numbers forever without gaining access to my phone. There are other security flaws that could be exploited but not that one.
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poor security design
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Date: 2011-06-27 06:58 pm (UTC)My HTC Thunderbolt gets delivered tomorrow. (Seriously)
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Date: 2011-06-27 10:42 pm (UTC)The Android pattern lock is much cooler.
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Date: 2011-06-28 01:41 pm (UTC)few people use complex passwords unless forced to do so either.
many people don't want to 'fight their way into their phone' just to make a call, or look something up...