Mobile user risk ID theft

[Scottish Business Owner]

I've read alot of people saying that the future of the internet etc lies in mobile technology and making sites more accessible for that market. I've posted an interesting article below from the BBC site which shows what type of information people store and therefore what is at risk.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobile users at risk of ID theft

It brings up some intersting questions and I wonder how do you all ensure that if something like that happened you wouldn't lose data and people couldn't access information on the phone. Is it just the basic pin on startup?

Are there application etc you can have on your phone that encrypt sensitive information. Lets all help each other on this one by giving each other hints and tips

 

[computer storm]

I use a smart phone and I sync it with my exchange, the good thing about exchange is that you can set the account to have a password to login to the phone and if the phone does get stolen then you can send a command from within exchange and have the phone wiped.