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\"6Two out of every three people are addicted to their mobile phone<\/a><\/strong>. The average user touches their smart phone 2,617 times a day<\/a>. It is no wonder that most people view their cell phone as detailed summary of their personal life. This convenience comes at a price. A recent from report from Kensington<\/a> found that 70 million smartphones are lost each year, with only 7 percent recovered.<\/p>\r\n

\"dangerous<\/a>There are things you should never store in your cell phone. Readers Digest<\/a><\/em> says<\/a> that keeping valuable info on your mobile is dangerous to your privacy and your wallet. You open yourself up to an invasion of privacy, identity theft and straight-up theft. Here are some things you should not keep on your phone.<\/p>\r\n

Your passwords<\/h3>\r\n

If you keep your passwords on your mobile, you are putting you privacy at risk. Even if you keep them in a note, a document or even in auto-fill on your mobile, you\u2019re putting your data at risk. The article says if you lose your phone, someone might easily see your \u201ccheat sheet.\u201d\u00a0 Because everyone snoops<\/a> through mobile phones. Even if you store your passwords on your mobile phone they can end up stored in the cloud, still putting your accounts at risk. Instead consider a password manager such as Keeper<\/a>, or LastPass.<\/a> That way all of your passwords can be accessed by you using one strong master password.<\/p>\r\n

Your face and fingerprints<\/h3>\r\n

\"don\u2019t<\/a>If you really want to keep your cell phone secure, don\u2019t use biometrics<\/a> to open your phone (or any of its apps or accounts). There are many reasons why biometrics like fingerprints don’t make you more secure<\/a>. Facial recognition<\/a> apps are more dangerous that using a password. The author says the simple fact is that a phone that requires a password to unlock it requires more steps to unlock. That makes the mobile phone more secure.<\/p>\r\n

Your private photos and videos<\/h3>\r\n

You may have cleaned up your Facebook account<\/a>, but what about your phone? What photos and videos do you store on your phone? If you have photos you wouldn\u2019t want your spouse, children, or boss to see, then you shouldn\u2019t store those photos on your smartphone according to the article. Media stored on your phone is saved in the cloud outside of your control<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Your naughty photos are one problem. Another is any photos containing private information. While photos of credit cards and ID can help you keep track of \u201cwhat\u2019s in your wallet,\u201d they can also leave your information vulnerable to hacking. Again the photos are stored on the cloud. As with your naughty photos, Readers Digest<\/em> suggests you store your pictures ID on a PC that only you have access to in a password-protected album.<\/p>\r\n

Anything on your work phone<\/h3>\r\n

\"Do<\/a>Do not save anything personal on an employer-provided mobile<\/strong>. There\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch. The phone you were issued by your employer comes at a steep price: your privacy. You should have no expectation of privacy<\/strong><\/a> for anything you do on that phone. For your personal life the article recommends using a separate phone and phone number. One budget-minded option is a burner phone.<\/p>\r\n

Your online bank account<\/h3>\r\n

Digital banking<\/strong> in the US is expected to grow<\/a> from 197 million users in March 2021 to 217 million by 2025. But the convenience online banking affords\u2014the ability to bank anywhere, anytime\u2014 comes at a cost: your privacy<\/strong>. Carrying your bank account with you on your phone means that you\u2019re risking losing control of it in the event you lose your phone\u2026or even lose track of an old phone that you no longer use they warn.<\/p>\r\n

To manage the risk, you might consider avoiding doing your online banking on your phone<\/strong>. Instead, do it on a computer that never leaves your home. If you find that you simply must take your online banking with you wherever you go, just be sure to use a strong, unique password<\/strong> to unlock your banking app.<\/p>\r\n

Your home address<\/h3>\r\n

Storing your home address in navigation app<\/strong> like Waze<\/a> or Google Maps<\/a> makes getting home from anywhere super-easy. But it can also leave you vulnerable. If a thief ends up with your phone, they can simply click on \u201chome,\u201d or \u201cwork,\u201d and see what you\u2019ve stored, and pay you a visit.<\/p>\r\n

If you lose your mobile phone<\/strong> that are some steps you need to take according<\/a> to Consumer Reports<\/a>. As soon as you get your new mobile phone.<\/p>\r\n

Use strong password protection on your mobile phone<\/h3>\r\n

\"Use<\/a>This is your first and strongest line of defense. You need a strong password<\/strong>, because one that\u2019s easy to guess could unlock your phone and allow someone to override the biometric safeguards.<\/p>\r\n

Skip the simple 4-digit PIN<\/strong> and instead create a strong password that contains a string of at least eight characters that include some combination of letters, numbers, and special characters that don\u2019t form recognizable words or phrases, especially those that could be associated with you.<\/p>\r\n

Password protection comes with another safeguard according to Consumer Reports. After several unsuccessful tries to enter a passcode, some phones will lock your device for a short period<\/strong> of time. This slows down attempts to access your phone. There\u2019s also a setting on the latest Android phones that automatically erases all of your personal data after 10 unsuccessful log in attempts. Here\u2019s how to activate it. Go to:<\/p>\r\n