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My GF just lost her android that has motoblur and remote wipe, which is nice, but needs a data connection to work. In the five minutes it took to realize she left it in the store, somebody picked it up AND shut off the connection...donkey!!!
Its great knowing that my Berry will protect my info whether its connected or not and will not give any donkey that picks it up more than three tries to slice my info off the phone! And, thanks to my PC backups, I won't lose any of my info
Its kinda crazy when I started thinking about all the stuff I have on here...
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-08-10 11:15 AM - This IS a good question. One can never be certain who (besides the ordinary consumer) subsidizes whom and for what reason. But the same holds true for Google and henceforth "android."Device itself security is nice. But BIG question is what kind of information the RIM is collecting when we use our BB phones
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-09-10 06:29 AM - It's not RIM that I would ask this question about. The way I would have phrased the question, is what information does the government collect when we make phone calls and use the internet.Device itself security is nice. But BIG question is what kind of information the RIM is collecting when we use our BB phones
I'd rather have RIM collect the information than the government.05-09-10 08:25 AM - They could still reload the OS, but your information is still not going to be on the phone. If the phone is reported stolen/lost to your phone carrier, they are not going to be able to use the hardware. It will basically become a paper weight
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-09-10 10:40 AM - Actually, not. Of course a blocked PIN will equal a BlackBerry without e-mail and RIM applications, but the device itself is still very usable as a phone and PDA device. That's what I use mine for as I have no other choice (carrier doesn't support BlackBerry services), so taking this small limitation into account it's not a real issue in my opinion, because one must be really stupid to try and register a stolen device with a carrier anyway.If the phone is reported stolen/lost to your phone carrier, they are not going to be able to use the hardware. It will basically become a paper weight
Plus, I'm pretty sure most BlackBerry smartphones that get stolen end up one way or another to Craigslist or similar... then sold to innocent people as fully working devices.05-09-10 11:10 AM - Glad you did! Its bad enough that someone could take your phone, there's no reason to let them have access to any of your info by not having a password
That's what upset my GF more than losing the phone was all of the personal stuff she had on there and not knowing if it was going to be erased before someone got it 
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com05-09-10 12:14 PM - Can't be that much. the majority of your data (if not all) is stored only on your device or whatever cloud services it is connected to such as email or BES. And if I recall correctly, due to RIM being in Canada it's illegal to collect data about it's users.Device itself security is nice. But BIG question is what kind of information the RIM is collecting when we use our BB phones
If anything I'd be worried about the gmail account that I use.
EDIT: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)
The law gives individuals the right to:
know why an organization collects, uses or discloses their personal information;
expect an organization to collect, use or disclose their personal information reasonably and appropriately, and not use the information for any purpose other than that to which they have consented;
know who in the organization is responsible for protecting their personal information;
expect an organization to protect their personal information by taking appropriate security measures;
expect the personal information an organization holds about them to be accurate, complete and up-to-date;
obtain access to their personal information and ask for corrections if necessary; and
complain about how an organization handles their personal information if they feel their privacy rights have not been respected.
The law requires organizations to:
obtain consent when they collect, use or disclose their personal information;
supply an individual with a product or a service even if they refuse consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information unless that information is essential to the transaction;
collect information by fair and lawful means; and
have personal information policies that are clear, understandable and readily available.Last edited by grahamf; 05-09-10 at 12:53 PM.
05-09-10 12:44 PM - Smrtguard will do remote backups as well.Good reminder, I'll be checking this out today!
I also seem to remember reading on the blogs recently a similar service that did remote backups as well...I'll see if I can find it
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