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Re:Google warns that ADB backup, restore may be removed in a... by marcosdumay on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:24PM (#19880050)
It can not be trivially copied because it's on my pocket. One can improve on this, and compose with a necessary password, that I know, and erasing the data after too many wrong guesses.

How does making it hard for me to get my data from my phone improve on my security?

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Re:Google warns that ADB backup, restore may be removed in a... by maxerickson on Friday May 10, 2019 @06:15PM (#19882782)
Because if you can't get the data off your phone, you can't undermine the part where it can not be trivially copied because it's on your pocket.

Once they get the data off a phone the user can upload it to reddit or whatever stupid idea someone might have.

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