Privacy has become one of the most important issues today as people are worried about their personal belongings being exposed to the world. In this sense, Mobile devices have increasingly better privacy policies to prevent unscrupulous people from stealing other people’s information.
But you can’t fix these policies on your own, so you should learn to recognize certain signs that will help you identify an app is stealing your information.
When you download an app, it’s normal for it to ask you to access certain parts of your phone.For example, Uber will ask for your permission to access your location. Social networks will benefit from access to the microphone, camera and photo gallery.
“Modern phone operating systems are much better at letting people know what services are in use,” Erich Kron, cyber expert, a KnowBe4 security awareness advocate, told The Sun.
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He also added: “Usually, a prompt will appear while installing, notifying you that an app wants to use a service. And many now show little icons in the status bar that show which services are in use.”
It’s a problem if an app like calculator asks you to access your microphone or camera because it’s a permission that makes no sense and is a dangerous sign that something is wrong with the app.
If you are in doubt about the permissions you have given to apps, we will show you how to control them on Android and Apple devices.
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DANIELA LARARTE ASAAD
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