A few years ago, every time we’d hear of another stolen laptop or lost mobile, it was cause for consternation. “I wonder what privacy data was on it,” or “Oh no, this possible security compromise notice will sully our reputation and no one will want to do business with us anymore”. Nowadays it turns out, it’s the device user that should probably worry the most. A full 68 percent of users in a recent InfoWatch survey reported storing private personal information on their mobile devices.

Now, private personal data may be a little loose in definition. Don’t tell my wife, but [...]