Why do I see a warning when setting up my Office 365 email account on my mobile device that the organisation will be able to remotely wipe it?
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Why do I see a warning when setting up my Office 365 email account on my mobile device that the organisation will be able to remotely wipe it?
Aimed at: Edinburgh Napier’s students
Remote wipe is a feature of Exchange ActiveSync, which many mobile devices use to access Office 365 email.
You can trigger this feature yourself by following the instructions at
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2791863.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2791863.
It is also possible for select staff within Information Services to trigger a remote wipe of your device, but we would only do this if you informed us that your device had been lost or stolen.
