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Is ActiveSync data recoverable once account is removed on encrypted device

If an encrypted device (iPhone / iPad /  Galaxy S) is using ActiveSync to sync and the profile / account is removed / deleted on the device, is there anyway someone can still retrieve the data (email, contacts, calendar)?
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If you are referring to the user trying to find the data that has been deleted from their mobile once the account has been removed, then it is potentially possible if they JailBreak an iPad / iPhone (no idea about Android devices) but I would think it would be rather difficult and they would have to be extremely IT literate.

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unless the "outsider" gain access physical access and able to login to the device, all are possible to be recoverable in the use case mentioned in my post. But it is non-trivial and as shared by Alan, if device itself is "compromised" then chances of gaining access illegitimately is higher hence the recoverability exposure is greater.  In short likely recoverable