Re: [Full-disclosure] Android wipe unreliable

[Robert Kim App and Facebook Marketing <evdo.hsdpa@xxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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