8 applications for the protection of information on your smartphone

Daily active smartphone user is exposed to hundreds of different threats, ranging from viruses and annoying advertisements and ending the theft of passwords and personal data. These eight apps can help protect the data on your device.

Ben Williams

Chief Operating Officer adblock Plus.

1. adblock Browser

Adblock Browser - mobile browser with built-in ad blocker. It is the fault of the latter so page loads slowly, increases network traffic, and the battery is discharged to 20% faster. But that's not the worst thing that can happen. Often under the guise of advertising hidden malware and spyware. Adblock Browser protects the user's privacy.

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adblock Browser

Developer: Eyeo GmbH

Price: Free

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Adblock Browser for Android

Developer: eyeo GmbH

Price: Free

2. Micro Guard FREE

Micro Guard FREE Do not let anyone listen in on your conversations. Service identifies programs and applications that are trying to get access to the microphone, and warns the user with a special signal.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, we know that the security services can be connected to absolutely any phone in the world, whoever its owner. Therefore, even the director of the FBI uses the application against wiretapping.

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Micro Guard ™ FREE - Blocker

Developer: ProtectStar Inc.

Price: Free

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3. AppLock

AppLock is an application gateway, blocking access to sensitive information. With it, you can close for another user to your social networks, photos, messages, emails.

Service allows you to customize your smartphone profiles with different access levels. For example, a guest can only call, but do not open a gallery. Gateway locked password, pattern, or fingerprint (for devices running Android 6.0 and above).

4. Kid's Shell

Kid's Shell - Children shell for the allowed programs only. The app creates a parallel operation panel on top of the native display, which you can duplicate the safe icons - games, educational software, music and other applications at the discretion of the parents. At the same time, social network, calls and online shops are not available. To enter and exit the application, you need to enter a password.

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Kid's Shell Kid Mode - Parental control

Developer: Whisper Arts

Price: Free

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5. Camera Blocker

Camera Blocker - blocker camera from spyware and viruses. As a rule, every other installed application requests access to the camera, creating a window of vulnerability for transferring photos and video to the Internet. Service blocks any attempt to gain unauthorized access to the camera. Tellingly, the application itself does not require such permission.

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Camera Blocker

Developer: FRENZYCODERS

Price: Free

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6. Boxcryptor

Boxcryptor securely encrypt your files before they are stored in the cloud-based databases, such as Dropbox or Google Drive. Even if you're not a fan of Dan Brown's books and are not fond of cryptography, may always be necessary keep copies of confidential documents, intellectual property out of reach of others Users form.

If by chance your password becomes known to an outsider, he can not understand the coded information.

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Boxcryptor

Developer: Secomba GmbH

Price: Free

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Boxcryptor

Developer: Secomba GmbH

Price: Free

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Boxcryptor

Developer: Secomba GmbH

Price: Free

7. TunnelBear

TunnelBear allows you to hide your IP-address of the interested in this information resource. In addition, it is simple and easy to use program to protect the data, if you use public access point Wi-Fi.

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TunnelBear VPN & Wifi Proxy

Developer: TunnelBear, LLC

Price: Free

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TunnelBear VPN

Developer: TunnelBear, LLC

Price: Free

8. DuckDuckGo Search & Stories

DuckDuckGo Search & Stories - a search engine that does not give information on the user's request. DuckDuckGo helps maintain privacy. He does not retain IP-address does not record user information and uses a cookie only when necessary.

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DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser

Developer: DuckDuckGo, Inc.

Price: Free

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DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser

Developer: DuckDuckGo

Price: Free