Android password retrieval

[Valerion]

I read this article today about retrieving passwords from a stolen iPhone.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/10/researchers-steal-lost-iphone-passwords-in-6-minutes-video/

I was curious to know - how hard is this to do on Android, and what can be done to prevent it? There is not a lot of information on the net about the retrieval side, though some apps in the Market claims to be able to wipe your phone remotely.

 

[TJ99]

There are several apps that let you remote wipe your Android, but I don't know of any free ones. They can also use the GPS to show you where the scumbag is with your phone.

 

[Valerion]

I found this one that seems to do it for free. No idea about reliability, though. And too paranoid to test the remote wipe feature. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.antivirus

Easy way to defeat it is to disable the GPS, or pull the SIM card.

 

[milomak]

wavesecure is free