Don’t make this one mistake when getting rid of your old phone
When was the last time you cleared all the clutter around your house? That old clutter includes old computers, discarded drives and especially old phones.
Don’t dare toss ’em out, donate or sell any of your personal tech before you wipe it clean by destroying all your personal data. Deleting isn’t good enough – you’ve got to obliterate it.
What hackers can see on your old devices
Personal Data left behind on hand me down devices
611 email addresses
50 dates of birth
41 social security numbers
19 credit cards (most where photos showing front and back with every detail)
6 driver’s licenses
2 passport numbers Golden Rule: Destroy data, don’t just delete.
How to wipe your data on an iPhone or iPad
Unpair any Apple Watch
Back up your device
Sign out of iCloud, iTunes and the App Store by going to Settings > click your name > tap Sign Out at bottom > You will need to enter your Apple ID and password and tap Turn Off.
Go back to home screen and tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings
How to wipe your Android device
First, make sure you backup. To backup and Android device go to Settings > System > tap Backup > when turned On it backs up your data to Google Drive.
Then remove Factory Reset Protection (FRP) if enabled. If FRP is left enabled the next user will need your username and password to provision your old device. Go to Settings > Accounts > tap your account email > About device/phone > Remove Account
Go to Settings > System > Reset Options > tap Erase all data (factory reset) > tap Reset phone > Erase everything
Once done, logon to your Google account to remove the device. Look for the phone you are getting rid of and remove it from Recently Used Devices section in your Google account.
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