The two things we desire in our society - security for our own mobiles but no security for mobiles of 'bad guys' - are mutually exclusive.

Updated July 2 2021 - 3:42am, first published January 23 2020 - 10:44am

Put your hand up if you would like information on your mobile phone to be secure. Photos of your kids that you have taken on your phone to be kept private. E-mails from work about new product launches to remain just with employees. Posting information on social media to be limited to you. That type of thing.

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