The hackers over at CyanogenMod are giving users another reason to consider rooting their devices. CyanogenMod Accounts recently hit the nightly builds of the open source Android ROM, offering a few handy features with more coming soon.
For now, a CyanogenMod Account offers the ability to locate a misplaced device or wipe phone data—including SD cards— via the Web should your phone be misplaced or stolen. The CyanogenMod team says they built end-to-end encryption into the lost phone and remote wipe functionality to keep malicious actors from eavesdropping on any data in transit.
The group also has big plans for future versions of the CyanogenMod Account, including a secure SMS app and integration with CyanogenMod forums.
Why bother?
Remote wipe via CyanogenMod account is a little late to the game. In early August, Google released Android Device Manager for Android 2.2 and up. The new security feature is similar to Apple's Find My iPhone and can show your phone's location, ring it on the highest setting for five minutes, or (in the worst case scenario) remote wipe the device.
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