Protecting iPad data from unauthorized access

When somebody connects my iPad to his computer with installed iTunes (not my computer, not my iTunes), he is able to view my videos and hear my music as well as delete my data by syncing his own data to my iPad.
My iPad is protected by the 4 digit code and locked, but this does not prevent iTunes from syncing data from an unauthorized computer.
Is there any way to protect the iPad data against unauthorized access?

Ok, I was able to test this on a new computer, iTunes asks you to unlock the iPad by typing the PIN code on the iPad before it starts syncing.
The previous computer where I encountered the problem was originally used to register the iPad as it had no PIN code, so it remembered the iPad as a "known" one, even if I uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes on that computer.
So I must be careful not to connect my iPad to computers others than mine in unlocked status, otherwise the person which owns the computer will be able to get data from my iPad at a later point even when my iPad is locked. In my opinion this is a security problem.

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