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remote wipe?

Started by Temmu , Apr 02 2012 10:51 AM

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#1 OFFLINE Temmu

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Posted 02 April 2012 - 10:51 AM

greets!

for iphone, android, blackberry, win phone - do you have to enable remote wipe on the phone first, or can it simply be done remotely, by your work's mail admin?

tia!

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#2 OFFLINE Temmu

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Posted 02 April 2012 - 11:30 AM

yes, the mail-server admin can indeed remote-wipe your phone w/o any prior action on your part.

http://wiki.nuevasync.com/wiki/bin/view/Public/remoteWipe

just ignore the product-specific info (most of the article is great & generic)

ps
here's another concise, great article: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/11/work-...-remote-wiping/

Edited by Temmu, 02 April 2012 - 11:31 AM.

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#3 OFFLINE securitybreach

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Posted 02 April 2012 - 11:43 AM

Well I know on Android that remote wiping is not a function built into the device. You can wipe it locally but not remotely unless you install a specific app for that function.

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#4 OFFLINE ross549

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Posted 02 April 2012 - 02:50 PM

For iOS, you can enable the remote wipe capability, but I am not sure it is enabled by default. It is part of the iCloud functionality.

You can also remote lock or display a message on the device.

I think I remember that the Echange data can be wiped from the iPhone using the Exchange functionality, but would only apply to that specific data.

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