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Protecting The Data On Your Smartphone

Aug 10, 2010
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PCWorld: Protecting The Data On Your Smartphone

A look at various solutions for protecting smartphones against attack, finding them when lost or stolen or wiping vital data if they can’t be recovered.


“Whether you leave your phone in a taxi or a thief on a bicycle swipes it right out of your hand, what can you do to protect yourself before either (or worse) happens?

Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for The NPD Group, says locking a smartphone’s screen with a password offers a good first layer of protection–a simple process that, unfortunately, phone owners often fail to undergo.”

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