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by peq 1782 days ago
> Pixel 6 will have the most layers of hardware security in any phone**.

> **Based on a count of independent hardware security subsystems and components.

That does not seem like a meaningful measure for security.

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Throw it in a zip lock bag for an immediate +1 security layer
From experience with x86: adding more security layers does not inherently make a better design.
Definitely a bit of marketing language to try and make the complexities of security understandable. I think of it as similar to a door with multiple, independent, locking mechanisms.
....and these security levels are irrelevant when the OS manufacture is the worry for data harvesting.....
It makes sense if you think of it as security from you instead of security for you