Comments on: WARNING: 99% of All Recycled Cell Phones Contain Owner's Private Data http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sat, 26 May 2012 00:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 99% of Recycled Cellphones Contain Personal Data | InfoAddict http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-5816 99% of Recycled Cellphones Contain Personal Data | InfoAddict Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:14:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-5816 [...] a free way to wipe all the data on your old phone clean? Then give Wireless Recycling a shot.Source Tags  bank info, data, privacy, security, Wireless Recycling Share ThisPost a Comment Click [...] [...] a free way to wipe all the data on your old phone clean? Then give Wireless Recycling a shot.Source Tags  bank info, data, privacy, security, Wireless Recycling Share ThisPost a Comment Click [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-5815 Jeff Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:36:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-5815 This site has PDFs with instructions for many many phone models: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/ ... but now I see that they've changed to require "registration", and their privacy policy seems to indicate that they'll sell/share your info. Anyone know of an alternative resource? This was quite a handy site. This site has PDFs with instructions for many many phone models: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/ … but now I see that they’ve changed to require “registration”, and their privacy policy seems to indicate that they’ll sell/share your info.

Anyone know of an alternative resource? This was quite a handy site.

]]> By: Jeff http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-22168 Jeff Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-22168 This site has PDFs with instructions for many many phone models: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/ ... but now I see that they've changed to require "registration", and their privacy policy seems to indicate that they'll sell/share your info. Anyone know of an alternative resource? This was quite a handy site. This site has PDFs with instructions for many many phone models: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/ … but now I see that they’ve changed to require “registration”, and their privacy policy seems to indicate that they’ll sell/share your info.

Anyone know of an alternative resource? This was quite a handy site.

]]> By: samer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-5814 samer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:56:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-5814 Why not press the reset to factory state button? should do the job,no? Why not press the reset to factory state button? should do the job,no?

]]> By: samer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-22167 samer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-22167 Why not press the reset to factory state button? should do the job,no? Why not press the reset to factory state button? should do the job,no?

]]> By: Jessica http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-5813 Jessica Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:01:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-5813 I'm just about to recycle some old phones. This reminds me to pull the numbers off of them first :) I’m just about to recycle some old phones. This reminds me to pull the numbers off of them first :)

]]> By: Jessica http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/warning-99-of-all-recycled-cell-phones-have-owners-private-data/#comment-22166 Jessica Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2049#comment-22166 I'm just about to recycle some old phones. This reminds me to pull the numbers off of them first :) I’m just about to recycle some old phones. This reminds me to pull the numbers off of them first :)

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