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Arguing security flaws based on someone having physical acess to a device is on a completely different level of vulnerabilities.
Thats like treating vulnerabilities like Spectre/Meltdown/Downfall/Zenbleed on the same category as ones that require physical access to the machine, many which dont get names due to being severe is small because they are firmware patched quickly.
On the topic of SD card encryption, its not native to android, however many companies who offer sd card models(e.g Samsung) have encryption as a setting put in theirselves.
In computer security, you always have to consider both physical and digital security. They go hand in hand.
You can put as many passwords on a computer as you want but as soon as you have local access to a computer or storage device it's game over.
Check out the 8 security domains in relation to computer security.
https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/the-8-cissp-domains-explained#asset-security
You consider them, but they are never treated on the same level of threat.
Ironic that youd post something from the UK, given they just banned end to end encyption of messaging.