Amazon Drops Support for Full-Disk Encryption in Fire OS 5 (etherplex.org) 7 points by rpdillon 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] jhugg 10y ago ↗ Does Amazon have an incentive to offer FDE, or is it just a support burden for them?I ask, without much cynicism. How many of their customers will care? Will this lead to a PR problem for them? My guesses are few, and probably not.Meanwhile, if someone forgets their password and can’t get their stuff, that could generate a lot of annoyance.EDIT: To be clear: I value FDE personally, and use it wherever I can. [–] rpdillon 10y ago ↗ I'm sure it is a support burden, but perhaps no more than it is for Apple or Google in iOS and Android.
[–] rpdillon 10y ago ↗ I'm sure it is a support burden, but perhaps no more than it is for Apple or Google in iOS and Android.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.3 ms ] threadI ask, without much cynicism. How many of their customers will care? Will this lead to a PR problem for them? My guesses are few, and probably not.
Meanwhile, if someone forgets their password and can’t get their stuff, that could generate a lot of annoyance.
EDIT: To be clear: I value FDE personally, and use it wherever I can.