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trparky
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join:2000-05-24
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·AT&T U-Verse

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Re: Smart Phone PIN not enough, What a Suprise

Yes, that behavior changed with the advent of 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

In earlier versions of Android you had direct block-level file system access to the SDCard via USB Mass Storage support. But starting with ICS access to the SDCard (virtual or otherwise) was changed to MTP (Media Transfer Protocol).

When you plug the phone in it will show up in Windows Explorer but will not show anything until you unlock the phone. Even if the phone does eventually lock itself you still have access because once granted, it stays granted until you unplug and replug in it.
scottp99
join:2010-12-11

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Scary stuff. I said to myself that this is not good. Something is def. wrong here. So this has been a security concern all along? Correct?

Well, dont loose the phone or Encrypt the files along with the SD card. Or, signing up for a centralized remote wipe and remote lock will also help. Better yet, dont store any sensitive file on the phone.

mackey
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The internal memory I can see, but blocking access to the SD card is pointless because you can just pull it and use a $1.99 microSD to USB card reader.

/M