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Re: Android wipe unreliable


From: Robert Kim App and Facebook Marketing <evdo.hsdpa () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:19:08 +0900

WOW. this is useful! I've sold my G1 and G2 thinking I was secure but
well... thanks?!?!

PS... why not Google plus this so I can reshare it?

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:46 AM, Jan Schejbal <
jan.mailinglisten () googlemail com> wrote:

We have discovered that the "wipe" function on Android does not reliably
delete data on all devices. On a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6, we were
able to recover user data after running a "wipe" both using the "factory
data reset" from the menu and by wiping the device from recovery.

To recover data, the device must be rooted. This can be done after the
wipe by using e.g. the zergRush root exploit. (Note that the official

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