System and method for auditing removal of customer personal information on electronic devices

A method for auditing electronic devices to verify removal of customer personal information (CPI), the method comprising:

• testing, by a test device, an electronic device to determine whether there is the CPI on the electronic device;
• determining the CPI is on the electronic device;
• recording an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the electronic device in response to the determination that the CPI is on the electronic device;
• generating, by the test device, an electronic quarantine record associated with the IMEI for quarantining the electronic device until the CPI is verifiably removed, wherein the generated electronic quarantine record is placed and stored in a memory of the electronic device and further where a presence of the electronic quarantine record prevents the test device from being able to generate shipping information for the electronic device;
• automatically performing, by the test device, a CPI removal process including flashing the memory of the electronic device to remove the CPI on the electronic device in response to the determination that the CPI is on the electronic device;
• performing, by the test device, a CPI memory verification process following the CPI removal process to verify that the CPI has been flashed from the electronic device;
• removing, by the test device, the electronic quarantine record from the electronic device in response to a determination by the CPI memory verification process that the CPI is removed from the memory of the electronic device, thereby allowing the test device to generate the shipping information for the electronic device;
• updating a database accessible to a plurality of parties with the IMEI of the electronic device in response to the determination that the CPI is on the electronic device;
• and
• sending, over a communication network, automated messages to the service provider in response to determining that the CPI is on the electronic device.