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Well it is DES apparently. I think that has been kind of trivial to crack for a few years. Would you rather we all ship our n900s to the Authorized Nokia Repair Center and take it in the rear in shipping and "repair" charges? Because despite being under warranty and what that sweet old lady told me on the phone I'm pretty certain they were going to end up charging me if I sent it in. I don't believe this would be covered under the warranty.

If someone has physical access to a computer the information stored on it is no longer safe, short of being in a truecrypt vault. The thief could just reformat the whole thing and sell it, start using it, or pop the hard drive in a ide/usb adapter and sift through all the precious data. At least the phone makes you jump through some slightly more challenging hoops.
 

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