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MrToad
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Securely WIPE non-phone tablet prior to return or sale?
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December 13, 2012, 06:47:40 PM »
A bought a better android 4.0 tablet to replace similar which I now wish to return. Factory reset doesn't securely wipe data from an android device..data can easily be recovered:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/02/27/security-guru-dont-sell-your-android-phone-until-turning-it-into-swiss-cheese/
There are apps that claim to wipe data securely but they get very mixed reviews. Avast mobile security, which I immediately installed on both tablets, offers a wipe function as part of anti-theft. Is there a way to do this without texting to the device...do it directly?
Avast Mobile should consider offering a "wipe data securely" app.
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svehlak
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Re: Securely WIPE non-phone tablet prior to return or sale?
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December 14, 2012, 03:00:47 PM »
Well, mobile security has antitheft and there is such a choice - go to antitheft, advances settings, lock text, GPS, wipe and choose thorough wipe. The wipe will take a little longer, but nobody can be able to recovery the data back.
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