I brought a pretty nice ipod touch from pawn shop

I brought a pretty nice ipod touch from a pawn shop but I noticed that it still contained some information from the previous owner.  I did a factory restore and updated to OS5 but after doing some reading online about the icloud made me wonder if this ipod device could be located with the "findmyiphone" app even though I did a factory restore.  The reason why I am asking is because I brought this ipod for my 13 year old and we live in a small city, I do not want my child to be a victim of any crime because of this ipod.  I would like to be the only one who can use the "findmyphone" app. How can I do this?

The 'find my iPod' app works more in 'I'm searching for the device named Jack's iPad' not 'I'm looking for serial number.........', which, like Illass said, makes it relatively useless in recovering a stolen device. Restore to factory defaults and change its name and Find my iPod no longer functions. One thing that I have occasionally seen reported is that the old owner can get e-mails from Apple (automatically generated e-mails) when their 'lost' iPads are sent into service, etc. But I've only seen a couple of these so it may have been a fluke.
If your child happens to lose their new toy, if someone unscrupulous finds it, then that person can defeat the 'find my  ipod' the same way you just did...by restoring to factory defaults. If you're worried about being in possession of a stolen device you could contact your local police and see if they h ave a report on it...of course if it is stolen then they'll likely confiscate it from you to return it to its former owner and you'll be out the money you paid unless you can get a refund from the pawn shop.
Find my iPod/iPad is meant to be more a 'I left it laying somewhere' program, not a 'get me my property back' program.

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