Always Make Sure Your Data Is Erased From Old Cell Phones

Did You See CTECH Consulting Group’s Carl Fransen On Global News?

Don’t leave your data security to chance – your personal and business information could be getting sold and exchanged online.

You might think that when you turn your phone in to a store to be recycled, it’s going to be wiped clean… well, in some cases you’re wrong. A woman from Calgary found that out recently when she found a cellphone with her personal information being sold on eBay.

The woman had dropped the phone off with her service provider Rogers back in February after it had been broken. With a year to go on her contract, she decided to leave it at her Beacon Hill store to be recycled. A month after purchasing a new phone she got an email from someone who purchased a phone on eBay – a phone that contained her personal information. The new buyer called to see if the phone had been stolen or if she could unlock and delete the iCloud account that was still active on it.

The woman said her text messages, family photos and personal contacts were all on that phone – yet when she complained to Rogers, they did nothing until Global News & Tony Tighe got involved. Rogers is now looking into the situation and said their policy was disregarded at that store and the employee who was working at the time is no longer working at the store.

Make Your Protection a Priority

We know it can be tough to account for everything, but we can talk to you about mobile device solutions to ensure you know how to keep your private data protected.

We can wipe data from phones or make sure you know how to reset them to their default before you discard or sell them. Especially with the amount of work being done and business data passed through or being viewed on mobile devices – maintaining security is essential. You can’t afford to let business or personal data fall into the wrong hands.

Stories like this are more common than you think.

To talk about mobile device solutions and how to ensure your phone is wiped clean before you’re done with it, contact CTECH Consulting Group at info@ctechgroup.net or by phone at (403) 457-1478.

Written by Carl Fransen

posted on April 20, 2015

Carl Fransen

My passion is to make my mark on the world in a positive and lasting way. I want to set an example for my son that his father can compete with integrity in today’s world, be very successful, and leave the world a better place for him.

Combining my technical/business-based education with a long career steadily progressing up the corporate ladder, I decided to build a company that held true to my values. So, I founded and designed the next generation of IT support firm: CTECH Consulting Group Inc. We are a completely automated, cloud-based IT company designed to compete against any other IT firm without the overhead. We promote a lifestyle to all our staff where they can work anywhere, at any time, access any information on any device that is relevant to their job, and collaborate with anyone they want to.