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Entries in computer replacement (1)

Saturday
Mar222008

Think your data is safe at the Apple Retail Store? Think again...

Taking your computer to an Apple Store, and leaving for repair requires a certain amount of trust. As mentioned previously on Root Access, there will always be people who will take advantage of the system, and may look at things they aren't supposed to on your computer. But what happens when Apple replaces your computer? Where does your existing data go? Well, the short answer is it's hard to tell.


For the full story, here's our segment from Root Access talking about data privacy on replaced machines: