Used cell phones, PDAs are treasure trove of confidential data

Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 12:33 AM EST

Most used cell phones and PDAs contain personal information that their former owners neglected to adequately delete, according to security company Trust Digital.

Trust Digital examined a small sample of used phones and PDAs purchased from sellers on eBay and recovered data from nine out of 10 of the devices.

At InformationWeek.

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