How Find My Phone Could Be Better

Enlightened by the recent and very unfortunate events that unfolded upon Wired Magazine Editor Mat Honan and his digital life forced me to take a closer look at the mobile devices in my own home. What I believe is still a good application to have in case of theft it should also be noted that it has no real use on a home computer. The Find My Phone application and those like it are great for portable devices like smartphones and tablets. Having the ability to lock, send a “return to” message or simply wipe the entire device are invaluable security features especially if the device contains highly sensitive information. The issue with this particular application and those that work in the same way is that it is missing one very needed security feature.