The world of
internet is very big that it goes beyond our imagination. The internet has more
than 1 billion registered domains and it’s just surface web which is only 5% of
the internet. The rest 95% is made up of dark web and deep web. While we always
want to use the internet safely, it’s near impossible to keep your phone safe
from malicious links or harmful viruses in its working period. You will face
the situation of irritating popup redirection and automatic download of apps at
least once. So today I’ll be taking you through my top 5 recommendations to
keep your phone safe from these things. Although these problems are mostly
faced by android used but if you use an iPhone, you can also read this to add
an extra layer of security.
1: Never download apps outside Play/App
store:
Yes! You saw it right. Always
try to avoid downloading apps outside of play store as it is not a reliable
source. Google & Apple keeps security their top priority so they always try
to remove apps with unwanted permissions and ad frauds. For example: If a
camera app wants phone permission, it’s very uncertain because camera app has
nothing to do with your contacts. So make sure you download apps from reliable
sources only.
2: Always check permissions of apps
manually:
Until android 5.0 lollipop, we
haven’t had the option to give permissions manually but these days phones with
latest OSs ask for permissions when you download an app so use your logic to
give permission only for the purpose of the app and try to deny useless
permissions. If the app works, that’s fine otherwise you should remove the
apps.
3: Avoid Chinese software:
Many well knows Chinese
software companies are accused of collecting data from phone without letting
users know like UC Browser, Cheetah Mobile apps, TikTok, ShareIt, vigo etc. Also
there are apps like Facebook which are also accuse of collecting private data
and using heavy power in the background.
4: Keep your
browser’s popup blocked:
Yes! You can
turnoff popup in your browser, which will help you to block malicious redirection.
Although blocking popup of ads never blocks all the popup but it blocks
majority of them and in case you went to a popup link or your phone keeps
vibrating and screen pops with warnings, don’t worry and close the tab immediately.
5: Downloading apps outside stores:
If you think that you need to download an app
outside store then check the permissions strictly for example a music
downloader app need file access to work, if it asks for location and camera or
call you should deny them without second thought. Some apps even ask for administrative access.
You should only give this access to Google’s own find my device and if another
app asks, simply uninstall it.
So here are
my tips to keep your phone safe and avoid unwanted breaching of your data. Be
safe and keep everyone safe. Good Day!
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