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All sorts of electronic devices can hold personal data, sometimes in ways you don't expect. It's obvious that your phone, laptop or tablet will hold your emails, files, photos, social media accounts, browsing history, passwords, Wi-Fi codes and much more. But what about gaming consoles? Smart watches? Or Alexa?

All these devices can hold data about the people who use them, so when you pass the devices on to others, it's important to make sure your data doesn't go along too. Otherwise, you could be gifting a great opportunity to thieves and hackers.

Even if you are passing your old device to someone you trust, you don't always know how they're going to use it (or where it might go after they've finished with it themselves). So use this guideline to stay in control of your data and your digital privacy.