Some Advanced Features Of Smartphones Can Protect Your Privacy

To catch up with a fast pace life, maximum people around the world are using Smartphones. Initially, these were used to just make calls on the move, but with advanced technology, it has changed the way we look at phones. Along with making calls, Smartphones are used for various other things like sharing photos, making video calls, checking bank details, shopping online, playing games, texting etc. It is like a mini computer for your pocket. As the use of smartphones is increasing, it has become important to protect the data, which is stored in it and more importantly to maintain your privacy. We need to save our smartphones from hackers, malicious software and intruders, especially in the cases where your phone is stolen or lost.  It becomes important to protect your smartphone from being misused and data being stolen as there are opportunistic people all around you looking for a chance to hack your information, misuse your personal data and steal your identity.

When we buy a smartphone, it comes with some inbuilt features and by using these advanced settings, one can keep the information and data secure but along with it, we also need to keep following security features in mind:

• Software updates: Every Company tries to update their software on a regular interval, so it is important to update your smartphone and install updated software whenever it is available in order to protect it from hackers.

• Application installation: New exciting applications are launched on a daily basis by someone or the other, but be careful before downloading any application as most of them ask for permissions to have the access to your files, pictures, etc. There are high chances of data being misused in such cases. So it is advisable to read the reviews of the application before installing them in your smartphone.

• Security Application: When we install more than one application in our phone, it becomes very hard to understand and overview which application is granted with what kind of permission that might hinder internet security. But there are quite a few good security applications available for smartphones that can help in such situations like McAfee. These security tools can alert you against applications which might contain the virus.

• Passcodes: Passcodes are a very common technique used nowadays to protect your phone from being misused. Passcodes can be 4 to 6-digit passwords, fingerprints, face recognition or any pattern. Although this method is not 100% secure, it is a simpler way to protect your phone from unauthorized access. Best way to make optimum use of this feature is keeping your phone locked when not using it. 

• Tracking phone application: Few mobile companies also provide features like tracking your phone, erasing data if the phone is stolen, locking the phone if many unsuccessful attempts are made while entering the passcode and so on. All these methods help in protecting the data from falling in the wrong hands. Individual application lock: As discussed above, Passcode is not the best security technique, so it is a good idea to use a passcode or lock for every single application, which contains personal information, or important data, which will act as a second layer of security.

• Individual application lock: As discussed above, Passcode is not the best security technique, so it is a good idea to use a passcode or lock for every single application, which contain personal information, or important data, which will act as a second layer of security.