Keep it secure
All apps collect data as you use them. Following these four steps will help ensure you're not oversharing.
For starters, download apps only from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, not from random websites. Before you accept an app's terms and conditions, look at what information it's planning to collect and think twice if it's asking for too many permissions. Also, most apps don't need to know your location, but for those that do, you can choose to enable location services only when using the particular app, another smart privacy safeguard.
Sign up using an e-mail address you've set up just for things like app permissions and e-mail newsletters. This way, if there is a security breach (缺口), your exposure is contained to things connected to that address.
This means a long one (at least ten characters) with a mixture of letters, numbers, and special characters
– and, sorry, a unique password for each app. According to security experts, a good trick is to create a memorable "passphrase" by creating a series of random words, and then substitute numbers or special characters (i.e., @ for at) for some of the letters.Go ahead and write them down — just store your cheat sheet in a secure location (not your wallet or phone case!). Or enlist a password manager such as 1Password or LastPass.
A. For example, why would a gaming app need access to your text messages?
B. How will you ever remember them all?
C. Just be sure to choose your teams' official apps.
D. Don't use your main e-mail address or social media account.
E. Do you have an old smartphone you're not using anymore?
F. These apps meet the major companies' quality standards.
G. And, of course, use a secure password.
