How to improve the protection of personal data in the Android-smartphone
Android / / December 19, 2019
If the photos, account numbers, passwords, addresses stored in your phone, you should consider to protect them. The benefit of the operating system the search giant to offer enough money for this.
Change the application access settings
Many applications require access to the functions of the smartphone, which at first glance they do not need. Not so long ago appeared on the Android permission settings to restrict the rights of the programs (including access to the location), like implemented in iOS.
Setting is available for each installed program separately. If the device runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow, you will need to go to the main "Settings", select "Programs", click on the gear icon, and then go to the tab "Permissions for Applications» (App permissions). In Android 5.0 the same settings are stored in the "Security" tab.
All permissions to access system functions that may appear unsafe or unacceptable, it is necessary to turn off. For most applications, this will not change anything: everything will work as before. For example, Viber is excellent there and without geodata.
Set up Google Now
Google Services on the Android are present on the system level. Particularly active user collects Google Now. To restrict voice assistant, you must go to its menu and go to "Settings". They need to set a limit on the collection and storage of data. After the service can be enjoyed without fear of leakage.
The settings are quite flexible: you can disable the collection of data about specific activities and to remove any information that Google Now already saved.
Set up a Google search
If you use Google as a search system, you can get a lot of useful tips and more accurate results, as well as to update some applications. But sometimes it is worth to restrict the collection and storage of their own search queries. This can be done through a common application in the list of "Settings Google».
Recall that in the tab "Personal Data" (or "Security and input" on some systems) and "Privacy" you can not just change information about yourself, but also to establish limits for the system: disable track the location, save space, search history and other information.
You can also disable targeted advertising. If you scroll down the page, go to the tab "Change settings of interest" and remove the checkmark in the categories of advertising, the types of goods and services will cease to appear on search pages.
Customize Chrome
With Android, you can configure the basic system and browser - Chrome. In the application menu (three vertical dots in the upper right corner) from the drop-down list, you must select "Settings", then "Personal data".
You can disable the browser to track the location, delete the cookie and the cached data in the form of saved history, search queries, logins and passwords. You can turn off the function and "Internet around us", through which Google adjusts the search results by location.
In "Site Settings", you can configure access to some data for all or any certain sites. In addition, this menu is configured to access your microphone and video camera, protected sites and more.
Personal applications and other settings
Of course, many Android-app independently collect confidential information, as well as use their own containers and methods for storing them. Therefore, if the security issue is acute, a major step on the road to security personal data should be limiting the number of third-party applications.
By the way, do not forget about the more obvious things. Many problems can be avoided if to come up with a good password and reduce the time to turn off the screen (it is believed, that part of the information leakage is due to the fact that an attacker gains access to the unlocked device). Encrypt and Password Managers also will protect the data on your smartphone.