Ray's eyes widened. "That's... clever. But what about physical theft? What if someone just found the devices?"
Esme grinned mischievously. "That's where it gets even more interesting. We developed an app that changed our locations every five minutes. So even if someone tracked us down, we were always on the move, impossible to pin down. And..." She paused, her smile fading slightly. "Even if they did find us or tried to access our data, I had one last safeguard."
Ray leaned forward, captivated. "What kind of safeguard?"
Her tone grew serious. "I developed a system that's tied to the password. If it's not me, or someone I trust, trying to log in, the entire database gets erased after three failed attempts. Completely gone. No recovery, no backups. Nothing."
Ray blinked, stunned. "You're telling me that even back then, you thought this far ahead?"