Motorola Woot Auction Slips Xooms with Past User Data

After a minor but still significant privacy gaffe during a Woot auction, Motorola has decided to make a comeback. Motorola said that hround 100 of 6,200 refurbished Xoom Wi-Fi tablets sold between October and December are believed to still have some private data stored inside. These could include anything from account logins to personal files, .

Those who already had the refurbs were being asked to check with Motorola as to whether they’re affected and return the Android tablets to completely scrub them of the data. The recall is voluntary since they believed that most, if not all, owners haven’t delete the information themselves.

Anyone who had purchased and promptly returned their Xoom Wi-Fi to Amazon, Best Buy, BJ’s Wholesale, eBay, Office Max, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, or Staples was getting a free two-year subscription to Experian’s ProtectMyID in case one of the 100 turned out to be malicious or had the refurb tablet compromised. Any Wi-Fi versions sold before or after the timeframe, as well as any 3G/4G versions, should be safe.

The issue, though small, isn’t likely to help Motorola’s current position. It shipped one million Xooms, but its not doing well in the tab market with ASUS, Samsung, or other tablet designers, or even the iPad.

via electronista