Android Passwords Discovered 68% of Time

Author: Donald Sears
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Penn State researchers managed to
identify the pass code patterns on two Android smartphones (the HTC G1
and the HTC Nexus One), 68 percent of the time using photographs taken under
different lighting conditions, and camera positions. Read the full article. [ZDNet]

Penn State researchers managed to
identify the pass code patterns on two Android smartphones (the HTC G1
and the HTC Nexus One), 68 percent of the time using photographs taken under
different lighting conditions, and camera positions. Read the full article. [ZDNet]

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