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I thought the security chip was being disabled when unlocking the bootloader but apparently it just skips image validation.
So basically you can flash anything (which kinda is what you want). You could theoretically also modify the system files to being able to bruteforce your pincode.
Unlocking the bootloader also makes your device less secure in other ways. When there's a root exploit in Android verified boof safes you from it being exploited.
Good point about root exploit. It's a potential.
Thing is, every Linux server and windows box suffers the same risk... But we don't hear "the sky is falling" about those... Because it's considered a measured risk and security is layered. As it should be.
Hell, people still run windows laptops unencrypted today - which is far worse than an unlocked bootloader on Android.
But you also don't usually safe your whole identity to the cloud