Timeline for Does the saying "physical access = game over" apply to smartphones, too?
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| May 6, 2020 at 20:45 | comment | added | reed | @TobyBartels, I wouldn't trust modern mobile devices to stop transmitting and receiving data if you just remove the SIM card. There might be WIFI, GPS, BlueTooth, internal batteries that keep it alive, etc. | |
| May 6, 2020 at 19:57 | comment | added | Toby Bartels | Instead of a shielded basement, wouldn't it be simpler to remove the SIM card? | |
| May 5, 2020 at 21:08 | comment | added | reed | @paj28 you are right, I guess to make it a better answer I should have said that on average smartphones are much more difficult to attack than laptops or desktop PCs, with nothing more than physical access. | |
| May 5, 2020 at 8:59 | comment | added | paj28 | Interesting interpretation of "game over". With that interpretation, if someone has enough skills, motivation and resources, isn't it already "game over" as they can use zero day exploits to compromise you without physical access? In any reasonable sense, "game over" means that an attacker with "normal" skill level can target you. | |
| May 4, 2020 at 13:16 | history | edited | reed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 4, 2020 at 11:07 | history | answered | reed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |