a system and method are disclosed for remotely controlling a mobile device , useful particularly when a mobile device is displaced or physically dispossessed from a user . the method includes receiving , at a server , a geographical location of a mobile device , wherein the geographical location of the mobile device is monitored in a background mode of the mobile device , storing the received geographical location of the mobile device in a database , sending , in response to a request from the user via a secure website , the geographical location of the mobile device stored on the database , receiving a request from via the secure website to access and modify data of the mobile device , and transmitting instructions to the mobile device , at the received geographical location , to execute the request .