On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 03:36:00PM -0600, Mark wrote: > Why didn't they just force owners login to their tablet like you do in > most Linux distros? If they used the same kind of login process as > desktop Linux, users could choose whether to autologin if they don't > care about security or require logging in if they do. Most users, given a choice between convenience and security, will choose convenience. > Between that and > the "lock device" feature (which should also have a timeout feature to > automatically lock it after a selectable period of inactivity and > would work like screensavers that can be set to require a login to > exit the screensaver) Um, doesn't it? Control panel -> Device lock -> Autolock period. > would go a long way toward satisfying basic > security needs. Inclusion of on-the-fly encryption (especially for the > removable cards) would round out the package nicely. Marius Gedminas -- We've found by experience that people who are careless and sloppy writers are usually also careless and sloppy thinkers (often enough to bet on, anyway). -- ESR (http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html)
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