Introduction: A few days ago it was reported that there are more than 1,000 apps that are monitoring your phone. They can steal data from your phone even if you do not permit them. This is not the first time. Earlier, there were many allegations of surveillance on various apps on both iPhone and Android. Although regular security updates are provided in the OS, these thieving applications continue to steal your personal information with the benefit of some drawbacks. So it is very important to be aware of the security of your data in advance. There are many ways you can reduce the amount of surveillance on your phone. Today we will discuss five such ways to prevent surveillance.
1 Allow apps as Much as you Need: Whenever you install an app, that app asks for permission to access your phone. These permissions range from viewing your phone's content to using a microphone and camera. You permit all these apps without any thought and then these apps start stealing various information on your phone. So whenever you install an app, understand the functionality of that app and give you as much access permission as you need. For example, in the case of a payment app, you can give access to contacts, messages, and cameras, but the location has nothing to do with the effectiveness of these apps. If this app also wants access to the microphone, then that too is unnecessary. So always try to permit each app based on effectiveness.
2. Review app Permissions: Periodically review the permissions of all apps already installed on your phone. Turn off unwanted permissions when reviewing. For:
1. Go to your phone's settings.
2. Find the application option here and click on it.
3. This will open all the apps installed on your phone.
4. If you click on any app here, you will get many options. If you scroll a little, you will see that there is an option called "App Permission". Here you can turn on or off all app permissions.
5. Some phones have separate app permission options. In this option, you will see all the options and by clicking on it you can see what permission is given to which app. You can also turn on the app's permissions from here.
3. Turn off Location Sharing: We often turn on the location of the phone but forget to turn it off. This also allows you to monitor your phone. Some apps take this opportunity to steal such information about where you are, where you are going, how long you are spending. So turn off the location of the phone and turn it on only when necessary. Even better if you delete your location history. You can turn off location from the Quick Settings or Notifications panel. But to delete location history:
1. Open Phone Settings and go to Location.
2. Some phones have this option in "Security and lock screen".
strong> 3. You will get three or four of the location options, one of which is location history. Click on it.
4. Now you will get the option to turn on location history. Turn it off. From now on, your phone's location history will no longer be saved.
5. But to turn off location history, you need to turn on the map on the phone first.
6. Then go to MAP settings.
7. Find the map history here and click on it.
8. Here you will get the full details of your location. Such as when and where he went, etc.
9. From here you can delete the whole history one by one. If you want, you can delete the whole history at once.
10. To do this, click on the three dots in the upper right and go to Delete Activity. You can delete the entire history at once by clicking Delete All Time here.
4. Turn off photo location: Maybe you don't know but location information is also known from your photos. Each phone has the option to save the location with photos. With the help of which when you click on a photo, the location is also saved. Some apps require access to files and photos. With permission, they can see these locations along with the photos. So the photo location should be turned off. For:
1. Open the camera and go to the camera settings.
2. Here you will find the store location option. Turn it off. This will stop saving the location when the photo is clicked.
5. Scan the virus: First of all, always keep an updated virus scanner and update it regularly. Scan your smartphone for the virus regularly.
Conclusion: Following the steps above will make your phone much safer. But not quite. Some apps steal information through viruses. You can't catch these in the normal way. But if you have a virus scanner on your phone, they can be easily detected. Regular virus scans should be done for this.