The issue of data protection and its confidentiality on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is one of the most important issues that are constantly raised, especially with regard to a device that connects to the Internet around the clock and in which the owner shares a lot of data with his peers and keeps a huge amount of pictures, videos, numbers, emails, and other information and data. from here We saw how Apple is not late A lot in the release of a complete update for the iPhone with the number 4.0.2 in order to fill the dangerous vulnerability that was exploited for the generation of jailbreak, which may also be used to steal your data and personal information through the built-in Safari browser on the iPhone. Data theft has multiple methods that may not depend only on hacking, but in the event that your entire device is lost or stolen, the risk also remains great for this data to leak and lose, in addition to losing a valuable device such as the iPhone.

From here, Apple calculated this through a special service MobileMe With an annual subscription of $ 99 (and you can try the service for free the first two months before paying), it allows you to protect your data by backing up and synchronizing it. Not only that, but also, through a special service called Find My iPhone, it enables you to find your device, whether it is an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in case it is stolen - God forbid - accurately on the map. Through a personal experience with a friend, the map was able to locate the iPhone with very high accuracy and excellent tracking. You can also, through the previous feature, switch off your device remotely, wipe the data, or even send a warning message to the one who stole the phone to return it. The MobileMe service is not limited to the above only, but also contains many benefits such as an email service on the domain @ me.com, as well as a calendar, photo album, and iDisk service for storing and sharing files. All the previous services are automatically synchronized between your various devices such as iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC. In short, me.com service is safe for you and peace of mind, but its flaw is that your device must be in a permanent connection to the Internet, and also its high price, which must be paid annually.

But imagine, after all this safety and the ability to wipe the contents of your device even remotely, your data is still in danger! All of this may not be a great benefit to your privacy, as a new tool has been released that allows retrieving all iPhone data, even with a Restore device and completely wiping all of this data! The name of this tool is iPhone Spy Stick.

It is a device similar to a USB device with a wire to connect it to the iPhone as we can see in the following picture:

Its price is currently $ 199 and at the moment it is working on the release of Frameware No. 3.2.1 for iOS and is being developed to work on the new version No. 4 and above.

This tool is so dangerous that it retrieves your device's information (even after a full scan) is almost comprehensive and accurate for all its data such as SMS, calendar and its data, contacts, photos, and even the characteristics of GPS locations and the places that you have traveled and searched for!

Let us see through the following pictures how this tool retrieves information that we cannot imagine and we have already forgotten with the obsolescence of our era in the iPhone, and the following image shows, for example, the data for the calendar after retrieving it to a special program from the iPhone in the computer:

See in the following picture how to retrieve the history of all incoming outgoing device calls on your device:

As well as the pictures, where we see how they are retrieved after scanning them:

Even device settings, operating system and factory information are retrieved in details:

As well as the rest of the information and data as you can see on the left menu of the program. The program can restore even the date of your browsing of the Internet on the iPhone via Safari, as well as the so-called dynamic words that are searched for, as well as retrieve the written and audio notes and download all of this in the form of files to the computer.

Despite all the previous useful services, this does not dispense with taking some personal measures that are necessary to maintain your privacy on the iPhone, as we have seen in the previous new technology, the information can be retrieved even if all the contents of the iPhone are erased by doing a Restore. Private photos and videos are not captured on any mobile device, not just the iPhone. All devices have similar tools to restore their data even if they have been deleted, as well as take care when sending devices to maintenance stores by wiping all the contents inside it through the option (Settings - Reset - Erase all content and settings (though that may not be a sufficient option!) And try to stay with the store until the end of maintenance, or seek the help of your friends to solve the problems of your device.

Finally, it is preferable not to put private photos on mobile devices, whether personal computers or smartphones, as much as possible, especially if it lasts for a long time and has taken many pictures with it and contains many of your personal and private data.

In the end, and if it is inevitable that you must sell your device and it has special contents and you are afraid that it will be retrieved, just wipe the contents of your device by normal methods, whether doing a complete Restore or from the device settings as mentioned, then put other files on the device, for example, fill the device with files Audio, such as the Holy Quran, and you can repeat this process more than once to ensure the complete wiping of the private files, so that all the contents of the device are erased with a guarantee of non-recovery again because the files that filled your device with will cover the old private contents.

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