that one puts on it may be more valued. Information such as phone
numbers, appointment times, and addresses may be stored in a phone.
More importantly credit card numbers and bank accounts are stored in a
phones memory. A common fear is when a phone is lost or stolen and the
device is put into the wrong hands.
Many handheld devices today have a lockout code, which unless you
have the right password, does not unlock. While the device is locked
you are unable to use any of the phones features except for call an
emergency number such as 911. But what if you're phone is lost or
stolen and you have important personal information on it such as
credit card numbers? Luckily, new phone features such as Apples
"MobileMe" service are created. The objective is to remotely wipe the
phones memory, so important stored information does not get into the
wrong hands. This is commonly known as using the "kill switch".
Apples "MobileMe" service allows Mac users to put information onto
their phone. But more importantly, it allows the user to perform a
remote wipe on a lost or stolen iPhone. The Palm Pre users, after
setting up a new account when activating the device, have the option
of backing up settings, receive updates, or remotely erase information
on the stolen phone. Features similar to the iPhone and Palm Pre, are
also found on Blackberry's, T-Mobile's Android, and phones that use
Windows Mobile.
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