What to do to stop location tracking on smartphone
With the increasing use of smartphones, personal information is also at risk. There are various risks of personal information being exposed online. Again, various apps and websites can collect information about our online activities through smartphones. Smartphones can be tracked even when there is no internet connection. Not only that, the user's location information can be collected with the help of smartphones. However, you can protect yourself from smartphone tracking by adopting some methods. Let's take a look.
Turn off the phone
It is said that even though
the security system in smartphones is very strong, there are some spyware that
can be monitored. Phones can be turned off if there is concern that smartphones
are being actively tracked. Brandon Wilkes, Showcasing Supervisor at The Large
Telephone Store, proposes so. He said, if the smartphone is turned off, it is
not possible to track it even with very powerful spyware.
Turn on airplane mode
Normally, the phone's airplane
mode is turned on while flying. However, phone tracking can be indirectly
prevented by enabling this mode. When this mode is activated, the user does not
get the opportunity to make phone calls. Baruch Labunsky, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Rank Secure, said, the easiest and fastest way to stay safe
from any kind of tracking is to turn on Airplane Mode. As a result, cell and
Wi-Fi radii installed inside the phone are turned off. As a result, the phone
cannot connect to any network.
Turn off location access
Location access must be turned
off from the smartphone settings. As a result, the phone cannot be tracked even
if it is with the user.
Caution in using search engines
You can be safe from tracking
even if you are careful about using search engines. Because, various
information including the location of the user is stored in the search engine.
Be aware of which apps are collecting data
While running cell phone
applications, it is important to permit the cell phone to gather different
data, including area. For this, you have to take care of which app installed on
the phone is collected which information.
Use of app and operating system updates
Operating systems and apps may
experience various types of errors from time to time. Companies release updated
versions of operating systems or apps to fix these bugs. So to stay safe, use
updated version of apps and operating system.
Precautions when using public Wi-Fi
The use of public Wi-Fi
networks carries the risk of theft of personal information including email,
social media account IDs and passwords, bank accounts. Because, sometimes the
security of public Wi-Fi networks is not that strong. Thus, cybercriminals can
take data from public Wi-Fi freely.
Disable data collection from unused apps
App installs require permission to use various data like location, files and call logs along with camera, microphone. However, not all apps are used regularly after being installed on the phone. Tracking can be prevented by removing permissions granted to unused apps.
Source: Reader's Digest
