# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 156
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3101 "2012-12-05T11:20:10Z")
They wanted me to email them a copy of my license to active my UB account :tdown: The idea is really to limit what people are taking with them on laptops etc regardless of encryption. Alternatives like Citrix really help keep companies controlling where their data goes along with a strong DLP solution. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3102 "2012-12-05T11:27:20Z")
DLP is cool. I am working on rolling out a solution as we speak. It’s not gonna help if the disk is accessed by being pulled out and mounted elsewhere (and/or decrypted if needed). Strong encryption is the only thing that will save you here. Citrix is very helpful, as it allows us to protect a central point of attack rather than a clusterfuck of laptops and workstations. Sometimes email is the only course of communication available and it is difficult to NOT use it even for sensitive stuff. However, you can put mitigations in place to help bring your risk down on it. DLP and Encryption engines like PGP can enable orgs to safely use email. There aren’t a whole lot of miscreants that have the ability, time and resources to crack a strong form of encryption with a decent passphrase. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3103 "2012-12-05T11:33:01Z")
If you need to transfer sensitive files via email inside the company or even a 3rd party Accellion makes a securetransfer product other companies have similar ones. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3104 "2012-12-05T11:33:02Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > well not necessarily through email, but at all. Excel spreadsheets, w/e. Normally it’s fine because we have 2-factor encrypted laptops. You force encryption on the device and set the device to self-wipe after 10 failed PIN attempts. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3105 "2012-12-05T11:36:05Z")
Haven’t messed with them yet, I’ll look into it. In our case if a normal laptop is sensitive information gets out, we pay for credit monitoring for 2 years for all students… Regardless if it’s lost or stolen ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3106 "2012-12-05T11:39:20Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > If you need to transfer sensitive files via email inside the company or even a 3rd party Accellion makes a securetransfer product other companies have similar ones. You know, I have not seen that before. Thanks for pointing it out. File transfers aren’t the only thing to be concerned about, but yeah, a product like this would be a great add-on. We are working on a contract for a cloud product right now that will also help us with this problem… Email will also be a source of data loss, though. At small companies it’s easy to educate and get people to stop doing it, but large organizations struggle with stopping users from doing it. That is where DLP comes in. ---------- Post added at 02:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:37 PM ---------- I heard about a breach the other day in passing. Apparently a BP employee had data for all of the loss claims from the Gulf Oil Spill fiasco on his laptop. Contact info, bank account info for claim payment, the whole nine yards. Lost the laptop, no whole disk encrpytion…whammy ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3107 "2012-12-05T11:40:05Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > You know, I have not seen that before. Thanks for pointing it out. > > File transfers aren’t the only thing to be concerned about, but yeah, a product like this would be a great add-on. > > We are working on a contract for a cloud product right now that will also help us with this problem… > > Email will also be a source of data loss, though. At small companies it’s easy to educate and get people to stop doing it, but large organizations struggle with stopping users from doing it. That is where DLP comes in. We use it at work the Accellion product because we often send sensitive documents, reports, etc back and forth with clients. The thing is exchange doesn’t manually enforce it you have to use a web page and build/send the email from there. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3108 "2012-12-05T11:40:41Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > We use it at work the Accellion product because we often send sensitive documents, reports, etc back and forth with clients. > > The thing is exchange doesn’t manually enforce it you have to use a web page and build/send the email from there. DLP can enforce it 😉 but yeah, good use case for sure. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3109 "2012-12-05T13:09:02Z")
On a somewhat related note: Google Now update: [http://phandroid.com/2012/12/05/google-now-travel-update/](http://phandroid.com/2012/12/05/google-now-travel-update/) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3110 "2012-12-05T13:19:40Z")
When the 8Gb nexus 4 starts shipping again im going to buy one. I forgot I have one of those verizon jetpack 4g things so tethering isn’t a huge issue. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3111 "2012-12-05T13:25:00Z")
You guys should start a mobile security/security thread lol. Google Now update looks neat. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3112 "2012-12-05T13:49:42Z")
Just picked up my 32gb Nexus 7. First tablet and nexus experience. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3113 "2012-12-06T05:40:59Z")
And… ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3114 "2012-12-06T06:11:29Z")
Haven’t really had time to root it. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3115 "2012-12-06T06:14:11Z")
> [@TsiTalon](#): > > You guys should start a mobile security/security thread lol. Google Now update looks neat. +1. I keep coming in here thinking it’s going to be Android related. ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3116 "2012-12-06T06:25:33Z")
Not sure if it has been mentioned but i recently started using “whats app” it allows users with i phones and droid to be together in a group chat, i have been using it for 2 weeks now and havent found any flaws, i suggest you give it a try! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3117 "2012-12-06T06:27:52Z")
Why would someone with a droid want to talk to someone with an iphone? We are mortal enemies. YOU MUST LIKE THE PHONE I LIKE OR YOU ARE DUMB AND GAY! ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3118 "2012-12-06T06:43:27Z")
> [@thunderbunnycrisis](#): > > Not sure if it has been mentioned but i recently started using “whats app” it allows users with i phones and droid to be together in a group chat, i have been using it for 2 weeks now and havent found any flaws, i suggest you give it a try! I use group me for a group chat. You can access it on the web also and send/receive messages through their website. Also has some nice features like “sleep” mode which will silence the group. Works through the app, through their site, or through regular SMS. ---------- Post added at 09:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 AM ---------- Anyone get the new SwiftKey Flow Beta? If you need it let me know. Works pretty well. Remember to move your finger over the spacebar for whole sentences. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/c/2c7c0a6012246bf4d8041f8a2d04de071d7cf14e.jpeg "SwiftKey reveals 'Flow Through Space'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4BqwNGSoc) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3119 "2012-12-06T07:02:47Z")
![http://www.bonkersworld.net/images/2012.11.30_android_evolution.png](http://www.bonkersworld.net/images/2012.11.30_android_evolution.png) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3120 "2012-12-06T07:09:03Z")
Yep! Key Lime Pie coming soon 🙂 Also users running 4.1 and up should have gotten the search update that includes more cards. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=155) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=157)