Stellar Announces ‘Secure Mobile Data Erasure’ for Indian consumers

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Stellar Data Recovery has announced its new software offering, ‘Mobile Data Erasure’ in India. Company will be providing thesesolutions through online marketplaces and aggregators dealing in buying and selling old or used mobile phones. ‘BitRaser for Mobile’ is a privacy safeguarding software that permanently erases all data from mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad & Android phones. Data once erased cannot be recovered, ensuring that sensitive data does not fall in wrong hands when mobile devices are disposed, recycled or sold. This is essential to safeguard the Data Privacy and Security of Indian consumers and eliminate their vulnerability at the time of disposition of legacy devices.

With this new ‘Data Erasure’addition to company’s already renowned ‘Data Recovery’ Portfolio, Stellar islooking forward to work withold or used mobile aggregators to integrate its BitRaserdata erasure software into their offerings.The erasure processitself will be world-class and providecomplete data sanitization, including an e-stamped, tamper-proof certificate to verify sensitive data has been permanently erased and cannot be recovered. At time of old or used mobile disposal, Customers across India can demand such certificate from the old or used mobile phone aggregators and be assured that there is no chance of any data leakage from their devices.

A study done by Stellar in Dec,2017 revealed that most customers in India are not aware of safe and secure disposition of their legacy mobile devices. Consequently; both personal and business related confidential information stored in their old or used mobiles is at grave risk of data breach.

“As per Industry estimates, global market for refurbished smartphones is slated to cross 150 million in 2018 and today India is one of the fastest growing market in the world for refurbished smartphones.  While on one hand Indians are striving to acquire latest mobile technologies and on the other hand they are not paying due attention to the safe and secure disposition of their old or used mobiles.

Our 2017 annual study was an eye-opener, showcasing grave risks that customers are placing themselves to by not adopting these secure practices.Stellar cares for Data Privacy and Security of Indian consumers. It is enabling the data security eco-system by providing world-class mobile data erasure utility BitRaser to old or used mobile phone aggregators. Indian consumers can now have peace of mind with the assurance of secure data disposal certificate available from such aggregators every time they proceed ahead for changing their mobile phones.’’ said Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery .

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