Note 3 protect data sd card

[Byair]

Protect the data on the sd card of the Note3. The Samsung "find my mobile" option "wipe out my mobile" don't wipe the sd card I believe?
I have the app Encryption manager from the play store, to protect/encrypt important data on my sd card, in case I lost my Note 3.
How do you protect you're data on the sd card?

 

[james27007]

Encryption is cool but can be a pain if something goes wrong.

Under the security setting, you can encrypt both the internal and external sdcards. This means that if someone gets your phone and they reset the device or remove the external sdcard, the files cannot be accessed, period. Once encrypted, the files can only be accessed by your phone in it's current state. To access the files after a factory reset or on another device/mechine, the sdcard must be are de-crypted first; plus a factory reset wipes the internal memory, so that does not matter. As long as you set a lock on your device, then they can never de-crypt your sdcard and the files are safe.

Warning, if your phone crashes and you have to do a factory reset before you de-crypt the sdcard, you will lose those files. So always have a backup.

 

[androidexpat]

Encryption is cool but can be a pain if something goes wrong.

Under the security setting, you can encrypt both the internal and external sdcards. This means that if someone gets your phone and they reset the device or remove the external sdcard, the files cannot be accessed, period. Once encrypted, the files can only be accessed by your phone in it's current state. To access the files after a factory reset or on another device/mechine, the sdcard must be are de-crypted first; plus a factory reset wipes the internal memory, so that does not matter. As long as you set a lock on your device, then they can never de-crypt your sdcard and the files are safe.

Warning, if your phone crashes and you have to do a factory reset before you de-crypt the sdcard, you will lose those files. So always have a backup.

If encrypted can applications with permissions to read/write have access to XD card to read information on there such as contacts,call logs backups,gallery images etc..?

 

[james27007]

If encrypted can applications with permissions to read/write have access to XD card to read information on there such as contacts,call logs backups,gallery images etc..?

Yes they can

 

[androidexpat]

Yes they can

Looks like Samsung then will need to come up with a dual external memory card feature for their Knox feature on their Samsung Note 3. Sort of like how they came up with. Dual SIM card feature. This will help for privacy and security.