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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by bostik on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @02:43AM (#10302191)
So, you're using full-disk encryption on your phone and the remote kill switch flushes the key?

Otherwise the data is still there in the plain, accessible by anyone who can read the flash.

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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by EwanToo on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @04:05AM (#10302453)
If you're using a Nexus 5X or 6P on Android 6, then probably yes.

Android 5 has full disk encryption but was disabled by default on the Nexus 5 (and most other phones) due to performance issues.

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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by tdkl on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @07:58AM (#10303250)
Do the Nexus 5X or 6P finally have hardware encryption support ?

I didn't notice any mention of those, specially because they failed miserably last year parading full disk encryption on Nexus 6 and got bitten when reviews showed the performance degradation and lack of hardware encryption.

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Re:Google Nexus 5x and 6P by EwanToo on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @08:58AM (#10303541)
It's a good question, I've looked and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has the support needed, but I don't know if it'll be enabled by default or not in Android 6.

If it's not, then Google are starting to take the piss..

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