Digital Smarts - Properly Wiping a Smartphone’s Data

When it is time to get a new phone, do you consider giving your old phone away, donating, or selling it? You will want to make sure to wipe it clean of all personal data to protect yourself from fraud, but did you know that a simple “factory reset” doesn’t actually overwrite the data? To make sure you delete all traces of personal data, take a look at the step-by-step explanation offered in How to properly wipe your smartphone’s data in a recent USA Today story.