According to a recent issue of Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine, a study by British tech recycler Regenersis reports that cell phones headed for recycling aren’t always cleared of their information. They found that 65% of old cell phones had saved text messages, 50% contained personal contacts, and 31% had pictures. And they recommend that you use a recycler that guarantees to clear all of your data.

I guess that solves the mystery of how embarrassing photos make it to the Internet.