This Phone Will Self Destruct In 5…4…

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Okay, maybe not. But Kasperky’s newest Mobile Security software has all sorts of Mission:Impossible-esque features that prevent your personal data falling into enemy hands.

If the phone is stolen or lost, a special SMS code can be sent which locks the phone’s data and functions until the right password is put in. Not permanent enough? Then another text allows for remote deletion of all sensitive data. It also performs plenty of checks for things like viruses and hacker programs. Phones can get them too, just ask Paris Hilton.

Of course, this assumes the burglar is kind enough to leave your SIM in the phone for you to send a message to it… Luckily they have already thought of this, and the software means the device can be tethered to a particular SIM. If another is inserted, then all the contacts, texts, and data are locked and an automatic message is sent to another number of your choice, just to reassure you that the phone is definitely stolen.

And if they restore the phone to factory settings, thereby removing Kasperky’s Mobile Security? Ah. Then all your data is gone too, so you still win! Yay?

The program costs £14 for an annual licence and works on Windows Mobile 5/6 as well as Symbian 60 for Nokia phones, which is a small price to pay for Prince Harry’s peace of mind.

Source: Heise/Kasperky

Tags: kasperky, paris hilton, secrurity, SMS, text