Paging James Bond: Researchers Develop System That Wipes Data Based On Location | Talking Points Memo

A group of mobile computing researchers at Virginia Tech have come up with a way to completely wipe sensitive information from Android devices based on the person’s location. The researchers say that their system could be used under a variety of scenarios — from preventing hospital personel from misusing patients’ sensitive personal information to people in the military who should not be carrying sensitive strategic information around with them.


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