Brainstorm

Location specific locking of device

Posted on 2010-05-13 17:28 UTC by Guenter Resch. Status: Under consideration, Categories: Other.

A mobile device can be gone within seconds, leaving all kinds of private information exposed, so I have my N900 lock within a minute or so. This is generally fine, but at work or particularly at home it's just a nuisance. Hence, it would be nice to define conditions that stop the device from locking.

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Solution #1: Location-dependent locking

Posted on 2010-05-13 17:28 UTC by Guenter Resch.

Ways to avoid this hassle is to automatically disable autolock

  • in the presence of a certain wireless network or
  • in proximity to certain geographical coordinates ...