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Chapter 1: Utilities and Security
Now what if someone doesn’t change the SIM but intends to use your
phone and troll through the data stored within? That’s been dealt with
here, too: send an SMS text back to your phone with the command
phonebak+wipe (include the plus sign) with your very secret pass-
word, and your BlackBerry will wipe from memory contacts, e-mails,
phone logs, memos, calendar entries, and other information you have
preset for the command.
When you set up PhoneBAK on your BlackBerry device, you can enter
a list of SMS text addresses and e-mail addresses that will receive
alerts from the app if it determines that the phone’s SIM card has been
changed. You could send a message to another phone you own or to an
e-mail account. Make sure any third party knows what you want them to
do with this information: in most cases, you’ll want them to notify you
or directly contact your cellphone provider to inform them of misuse of
your phone.
Best features
Another well-thought-out solution to a problem most of us don’t want
to think about.
Worst features
The onscreen instructions are a bit vague, but there is more help to be
found on the developer’s Web site.
How to get it
Available from BlackBerry App World and from the developer. BAK2u
Mobile Security. www.bak2u.com. Price: $9.99.
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