ashrc4
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| Cell phone disposal/id reminder.
sourced from:
»www.theage.com.au/technology/ala···e08.html
"HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Before recycling a phone, remove the SIM card. If you are not reusing the card, destroy it by breaking it in half. Delete any remaining personal information on your phone and restore the handset to its factory settings to fully erase the data.
- Consider buying software to protect your mobile phone from spyware and to permanently wipe information from memory cards used in a phone."
Not sure if this service works outside of au. 
www.mindyourmobile.com
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DownTheShore
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| reply to ashrc4
said by ashrc4  : Before recycling a phone, remove the SIM card. If you are not reusing the card, destroy it by breaking it in half. Delete any remaining personal information on your phone and restore the handset to its factory settings to fully erase the data. One caveat here is that with some phones, the order of the quoted advice might need to be reversed. I have run across phones that would not let you get past a "please insert a valid SIM card" type of message until a readable SIM was installed.
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U B Funny | reply to ashrc4
For many Motorola's, the master reset code is 183729. Use with caution as it wipes all data! |
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siljaline
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Appreciate that ashrc4
A local video chain is having a cell recycle drive, I've got several dead ones that I have no use for, will kill all data before donating.
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| said by siljaline :Appreciate that ashrc4 A local video chain is having a cell recycle drive, I've got several dead ones that I have no use for, will kill all data before donating. In the US, MOST police depts will allow you to donate your old phone thru their dept to victims of domestic violence who are without a cell phone.
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siljaline
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| Thanks ! amysheehan I will ask the local Boys in Blue if they have such a program here. |
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I also recommend a visit to »www.recellular.com/recycling/don···ones.asp
It's a cell phone reseller/recycling/donation program that identifies recycling centers by ZIP code. Usually, though, local abuse and animal shelters, community/senior centers and places like Goodwill or Salvation Army are always looking for phones.
The site also has a link to where you can download instructions to clear personal information and data from specific device models. See
»www.recellular.com/recycling/dat···ault.asp
It requires a first and last name, a valid email address and what carrier the phone uses/used. I've not been spammed from them(nor do they check the name  ). When you submit the form, they send you an email with a PDF file containing the erasure instructions.
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ashrc4
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| reply to ashrc4
Further expansion on the original article and exploit developement/overview.
»www.theage.com.au/technology/sec···ostart=1
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siljaline
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| My local Boys in Blue were more than happy to take three old cells off my hands ashrc4 |
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ashrc4
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| reply to ashrc4
Curious to know what type of regular "cleaning arrangements" people use for upkeep to limit data loss/theft in case of being stolen/lost.
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U B Funny | PW's for key areas of the phone help to keep my cell secure. Can be a PITA at times though... But security isn't a compromise! |
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