This is an Apple-centric post but I know a lot of Irreal readers have iPhones or iPads so it’s worth passing on. Over at Computerworld, Jonny Evans has an excellent article on How to stay as private as possible on Apple’s iPad and iPhone.
Regular readers know I’m very paranoid conscious about security matters so much of Evans’ advice was already familiar but I still learned a few new things so the article is definitely worth reading if you have an iPhone or iPad. It turns out that Apple provides a lot of help in locking things down. It was mostly this information that I didn’t know.
If nothing else, going through your settings as you read the article will ensure that you haven’t missed something. It’s astounding how many apps want to be able to access your location, microphone, or camera without any real reason to do so and it’s worth reviewing the apps that have that access and turning it off if the app has no reason to have it.
I’m sure Android has many of the same features but, sadly, this article won’t help Android users; it specific to Apple devices. On the other hand, if you are an Apple user you should, as I said, definitely give it a read.