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Android owners are the least prepared for mobile security threats: 39% say they haven't taken any precautions to prevent someone from misusing data on their cell phone if it were lost or stolen, according to a new Gadgetology survey from Retrevo.

That compares to 30% of BlackBerry owners and 26% of iPhone owners who say the same:

Meanwhile, more than six in ten BlackBerry owners (62%) and iPhone owners (61%) say their mobile phones are protected via password, compared with 49% of Android owners who say the same.

Below, additional findings from Retrevo's recent Gadgetology Report, based on a survey of online adults conducted in June 2011.

Mobile Malware

Roughly one-third of cell phone owners are uninformed about mobile malware: 32% of Android owners say their cell phones can get malware, while 27% aren't sure. That level is just 4 percentage points lower than the 36% of iPhone owners who say the same.

Fewer Android owners know how to recover a lost phone: 39% say they don't know how to recover a lost phone, compared with 31% of BlackBerry owners and 26% of iPhone owners.

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