How to properly erase an iPhone
Earlier this week, we found the story of an Oregon State police officer who was able to retrieve email, photos and other bits of information left by the previous owner of his refurbished iPhone. Granted, he was using special forensics software, but the data was retrievable.
Geeks to the rescue! Securosis offers up a method for ensuring that all personal information gets overwritten. It involves the clever use of playlists, but you'll have to read the whole post to get all the details.L33tdawg: This privacy issue of user data not being properly erased from a device when you choose to 'format and reinstall' is well known and I'm willing to bet the iPhone is not the only device affected. In fact, I think it was last year that someone discovered that the SMS messages stored on your SIM card aren't erased securely either.
