While many studies, such as the one recently conducted by antivirus vendor Kaspersky, show that the majority of secondhand electronic devices still contain personal data from their previous owners, it is easy to dispose of them, making sure not to leave any trace behind. Here’s an example of how to do it with one’s smartphone.
To prevent your personal data from circulating — whether it be private photos, administrative documents or credit card numbers — without your knowledge, it’s important to respect principles of common sense. And so when you change device, before parting with your old smartphone, you should back up all of your multimedia data (audio, photo, video and vario…
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