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Re:Revisiting Android disk encryption by JshWright on Monday October 06, 2014 @11:06AM (#8416243)
> It requires root

And there's the problem... I'm trading one security improvement for a whole host of other issues...

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Re:Revisiting Android disk encryption by ancientworldnow on Monday October 06, 2014 @12:54PM (#8416877)
That's a valid concern, though you can root, install and run the app, and then unroot. It's not a good solution, but it is a solution until Android L builds in the ability to use different passwords.
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Re:Revisiting Android disk encryption by icebraining on Monday October 06, 2014 @12:12PM (#8416633)
Which issues?
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