{"id":3696,"date":"2014-02-07T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2021-07-28T10:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:31:21","slug":"how-to-wipe-data-from-a-lost-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/how-to-wipe-data-from-a-lost-device\/3696\/","title":{"rendered":"Step By Step: How To Wipe Data From A Lost Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>Today we cannot imagine life without a smartphone. It serves as a place to store not only music and videos, but also important notes and data. 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