Friday, June 8, 2018
Popular
methods
of
protecting
smartphone
personal
identification
number
(PINs)
may
only
be
successful
in
safeguarding
your
personal
information
20
per
cent
of
the
time,
according
to
a
new
study
out
of
the
University
of
Waterloo.
The
study
found
that
methods
such
as
tilting
the
smartphone, a
widely
adopted
defence
strategy, does
not
guard
against
people
close
to
you
such
as
romantic
partners
and
co-workers
who
might
be
angling
for
access
to
your
device.
The study also found that even when the attacker is observing from across the room they still have a good success rate of stealing your PIN from a distance. Read the full press release.