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Probably, but will enterprises ever allow devices that don't have remote-wipe? (You can pretend to have remote wipe with Android, but backup software is very easy to write and have run every night, and good luck remotely wiping my S3 space. There is even software that will copy your entire flash image to S3 or Dropbox at timed intervals. Not compatible with "we don't trust our employees".)


Google already provides remote wipe and other domain management with the Google Apps Device Policy app. Domain owners can require users that want to link an account to their phone to accept the device policy, which can include remote wipe permission, remote lock, etc.

Source: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.app...


Yeah, but Android is not locked down enough to implement real remote wipe.


Remote wipe is starting to appear on Android devices. Check the Samsung Stratosphere that was released this week. It also has Cisco's SSL VPN client on it.

http://www.talkandroid.com/65998-verizon-wireless-officially...

That funny word "enterprise" to me means that in fact the employee is not trusted so here's the device that's been chosen for you and your app market has been provided by the IT staff. If you need assistance, contact the help desk but be forewarned they they are fully engaged supporting Windows 95 and NT because the budgeteers have decided IS is a scary cost center.


Remote wipe has been available for ages - there are at least five apps from well-established companies that offer it. The latest was Norton iirc. Samsung phones come with it by default, you just have to enable it (samsungdive.com)


I really do not care about enterprises. I want to reach my servers securely via OpenVPN.




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