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🤔📱How secure is the data on my phone?
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The question is always going to be "who are you defending against?"
If the CIA/FBI/MI5/KGB etc want in to your data, they'll probably find a way. If it is just stolen, then the phone's built in protection is going to stop anyone from brute forcing it.
But your biggest weakness is yourself. Do you really want to type in a 8 digit pin every time? No. So you'll leave it unlocked for longer - which gives a theif more time to fiddle with it.
Speak for yourself. I literally do.