Yes, encryption in android slows down the device. Why? Android uses dm-crypt, which is an OS-level encryption common in linux-based OSes. Hence, it does slow your phone when there are disk IO operaitons involved. (Apple introduced hardware encrypt

I’ve been looking to purchase a new laptop and I need to have security in mind. I’ve specifically been looking for laptops with discrete or integrated TPM because it’s been my understanding that TPM would improve disk encryption security, but after doing some more research I’ve heard a lot of sources saying that it doesn’t really make a difference and some go so far as to suggest TPM drivers/md/dm-crypt.c - kernel/common.git - Git at Google Sign in. android / kernel / common.git / brillo-m10-dev / . / drivers / md / dm-crypt.c. blob: acff4bbdb0eadf4b3e613fbc74ec8766559f1e39 [] [] [] Using dm-crypt to Encrypt the SD Card? | Android Feb 19, 2015

"Crypt" in DNSCrypt stands for "Crypto", not encryption. The main purpose of DNSCrypt is to *authenticate* the traffic, i.e. Open DNS can check that a query actually came from you and you can check that responses actually came from Open DNS (or whatever DNSCrypt-enabled provider you chose).

Understanding Disk Encryption on Android and iOS Nov 18, 2014 Dm-crypt full disk encryption - Gentoo Wiki

"Crypt" in DNSCrypt stands for "Crypto", not encryption. The main purpose of DNSCrypt is to *authenticate* the traffic, i.e. Open DNS can check that a query actually came from you and you can check that responses actually came from Open DNS (or whatever DNSCrypt-enabled provider you chose).

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