thedailyfeed: Don’t leave your cellphone lying around — a new study shows that most people have no problem snooping through it.  Scary stuff, peeps. Let me offer some tips: Banks have mobile websites. Use them instead of an app. Yes, it’s less polished and convenient. But would you rather get robbed? Use a lock screen. Patterns, pins, and passwords all have their strengths and weaknesses, but use them. If you’re phone doesn’t have a lock screen, well, get an Android device. ; ) Make sure you can locate your lost phone online and, if necessary, remotely wipe everything off of it. I know Apple offers this, and there are some great services/apps for Android. I use SeekDroid, but there are others.

thedailyfeed:

Don’t leave your cellphone lying around — a new study shows that most people have no problem snooping through it. 

Scary stuff, peeps. Let me offer some tips:

  1. Banks have mobile websites. Use them instead of an app. Yes, it’s less polished and convenient. But would you rather get robbed?
  2. Use a lock screen. Patterns, pins, and passwords all have their strengths and weaknesses, but use them. If you’re phone doesn’t have a lock screen, well, get an Android device. ; )
  3. Make sure you can locate your lost phone online and, if necessary, remotely wipe everything off of it. I know Apple offers this, and there are some great services/apps for Android. I use SeekDroid, but there are others.
Mar. 24 2012
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#tech #mobile #honesty #security #privacy
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    NOSEY ASS PEOPLE. Urg.
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    Scary stuff, peeps. Let me offer some tips: Banks have mobile websites. Use them instead of an app. Yes, it’s less...
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    THIS IS THE WORST THING I COULD EVER SEE RIGHT NOW.
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    Don’t leave your cellphone lying around — a new study shows that most people have no problem snooping through it.
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    Oh damn
  15. kirability said: Or, don’t leave stupid incriminating crap on your phone. Maybe I’m just super paranoid, but I make a point to never ever put anything on my phone that I would be afraid of someone seeing. You just never know.
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    Don’t leave your cellphone lying around — a new study shows that most people have no problem snooping through it.
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    My first thought was “yeah I’d probably try to access personal apps just to find out who this person is so I could...
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