SEATTLE — Our digital devices are doomed to die or become obsolete. As we've reported, electronics contain a terrible mix of toxic chemicals and materials, so you should dispose of them properly. But ...

Selling your old tech can put cash in your pocket, but don’t forget your devices store sensitive data that you don’t want a stranger to access. Your smart speaker, for example, knows your location and ...

The Android operating system partitions the internal storage of your device into different sections, including sections for user data and cached data for frequently-accessed apps. You can clear the ...

Why You Should Care: Almost every company eventually has to dispose of older hard drives, and they need a way to ensure (and prove) that the data on those drives was securely deleted. The Lowdown: ...

With the internet being a treasure trove of information, it is easy to forget that it can also be a Pandora’s box of personal data exposure. Misuse of this data can lead to alarming situations like ...

So that old, ancient, worn-out, first-generation iPhone is headed out the door. Maybe you'll sell it on eBay. Maybe you'll give it to a friend. But before you send it on its way, you need to get all ...

Toshiba on Tuesday introduced a new hard drive feature that can wipe out data after the storage devices are powered down. The Wipe feature in Toshiba’s SED (Self-Encrypting Drives) will allow for ...

Toshiba on Tuesday introduced a new hard drive feature that can wipe out data after the storage devices are powered down. The Wipe feature in Toshiba’s SED (Self-Encrypting Drives) will allow for ...

Avast released a study (so, it may be biased) that Android phones that have been "factory reset" may not wipe all the data. They don't give any specifics beyond "We purchased a variety of Android ...