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Figure 25-11 Locating a device in iCloud

Recovering from Theft

If your mobile device gets stolen and contains sensitive information, then you

have a couple of options for dealing with it. Locator services help, but if you

have credit card information or other risky data on your mobile device, you

need to act quickly.

First, make sure you keep your data backed up. You should have

everything synced to a local machine and, if possible, backed up to one of the

remote backup applications—like Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud service—to

put your data beyond the reach of even a disaster that takes out your house.

With Windows Phone, for example, go into Settings and select Backup. This

screen lets you select what items on your phone get backed up (see Figure

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