<ul><li>The electronics repair industry, valued at around $19 billion globally, lacks sufficient regulatory oversight on customer privacy, leading to data exploitation risks.</li><li>Recent research indicates that repair technicians frequently access and even share customers' private data, such as personal photos and videos, despite it being unnecessary for the repair task.</li><li>Customers' assumption of deleted files being permanently erased is debunked, as skilled technicians can easily recover such data due to the technical aspects of data storage.</li><li>Various studies highlight a high incidence of privacy violations within the electronics repair sector, with a significant percentage of technicians found to snoop on data or copy it without consent.</li></ul>

When Deleted Isn’t Gone — Privacy Risks in Electronics Repair

Discover more