If you decide to sell your device or trade it in, make sure you wipe the device (reset it to factory default) to avoid leaving personal data on the device.
Wipe the device says IT, even though the ex-employee has songs and photos on it, potentially causing some destruction of property issues here.
Many of these same robust device management tools can also be made available to end consumers, offering centralized controls to enable parents or a designated device admin to apply content filters, set budgets, manage apps on multiple devices or even locate and wipe a lost device.
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Also install tracking software, such as Apple's Find My iPhone, that allows you to remotely wipe information from a device if it's lost or stolen.
BlackBerry Balance administrator can remotely wipe business information from the device while leaving personal information intact.
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And of course corporate IT should have the ability to wipe the container if the device is lost or the employee leaves the organization, but not delete music, photos, personal apps, etc. that the employee put on the phone.
The goal is to help organizations better secure smartphones and tablets in the workplace with a hosted service that allows the IT team to remotely locate, lock or wipe a lost or stolen device, as well as update software to protect against spyware and viruses.
When employees use personal tablets for work, can the IT staff remotely wipe the hard drive if the device gets stolen?
Reaffirming Verizon Wireless' commitment to robust security, Verizon Mobile Security helps customers protect their devices from digital threats and equips customers with the power to remotely locate, alarm, lock and even wipe data from a misplaced or lost device.
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Now consider the fact that all it would take to wipe out these emissions would be the introduction of a small photovoltaic device to replace each charger - one which is flexible, durable, cheap to produce and, crucially, works in ambient (indoor) light.
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