Patent ID: 8248237

Claim:
A tracking and loss mitigation system comprising: a mobile device, the device comprising: a user interface including a display and a data entry interface; and a communications interface to a security authority; wherein the mobile device is configured to: provide instructions regarding how to return the mobile device to an authorized user; detect that a security compromise event has occurred; and alter the function of the mobile device in response to said security compromise event to mitigate loss of control by the authorized user by: obtaining from the authorized user a first list of zero or more data elements stored within the mobile device to be deleted upon occurrence of the security compromise event, and upon occurrence of the security compromise event, deleting the first list data elements from in the mobile device; obtaining from the authorized user a second list of zero or more data elements stored within the mobile device to be encrypted upon occurrence of the security compromise event, and upon occurrence of the security compromise event, encrypting, by the mobile device, the second list data elements in the mobile device with a password known by at least one of the security authority and the authorized user.