> And the people they contract it out to almost certainly have procedures in place which are meant to ensure that neither the devices themselves nor the data o

> And the people they contract it out to almost certainly have procedures in place which are meant to ensure that neither the devices themselves nor the data on them get out. I think your impression of what phone repair places are like may not match reality. The industry is far more ad-hoc and margin chasing than the rows of immaculate benches staffed by well paid professionals in a brightly lit facility like they might show in a brochure.