Before ditching your old gadget, you'll want to wipe all traces of yourself and your data. Here's how to erase personal data from an iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Here we explain how to erase or put your Android device back to the factory out of the box state before selling it.

You should reset your Android device and erase all of your personal data before you sell it, trade it in, or give it away.

Don't let your phone fall into the wrong hands when it's lost. Follow these easy steps to wipe your lost phone's data!

Take a detailed look at how to wipe your Android phone or tablet properly so that no data remains. We dive into Factory Data Protection and encryption as well.

How to make sure your data is really deleted before selling your Android phone Surprise, surprise, a simple "factory reset" doesn't really erase all of your Android device's data.

Your last – and most extreme – option is to remotely erase all your personal data from your missing phone.

Heads up if you own an Android smartphone: A nasty attack has surfaced that can erase all the data on your phone—contacts, photos, everything—with a line of code hiding in a website you visit ...