Learn how to protect your smartphone in case of loss or theft

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One of the main features of our daily routines is, without a doubt, mobile phones. We have practically all the information and functions we need to use daily within a single device, which consequently generates some concern: “What if I lose my cell phone or it is stolen? Who poland mobile database have access to my data and what can malicious people do with it?”. As the saying goes: “Prevention is better than cure” and fortunately there are some strategies that can protect your smartphone in cases like this.

Practical and efficient ways to protect your smartphone in case of loss or theft.

Lock your screen: This is one of the simplest steps, but it can be of great help, working as a first “challenge” for anyone who wants to invade your privacy.

Locking your smartphone's access screen is a basic configuration feature. You can choose numeric passwords, patterns that can be swiped across the screen or even a PIN code, meaning that only those who know your password can access your device, keeping your data very secure.

More recently manufactured devices also have facial, fingerprint or other types of biometric identification that can protect your smartphone even more strongly. Keeping them active is very important.

Use location features: There are devices that have a feature that is not yet so popularly known, but can be very useful in case of loss, allowing you to recover your cell phone safely before someone takes it.

Called remote resources, they allow you to access your cell phone's current location through another device or computer, allowing you to identify where you last left it.

Always back up your data: In addition to protecting your smartphone, regularly backing up the information on your device can make it easier to recover it in the event of malfunctions or other technical failures. If your device needs to be formatted or suffers an accident.

Keeping your data in the cloud can also be very useful if you are unable to replace your device immediately after it is lost, stolen, or broken and need to use it during the period in which you are without a smartphone, since cloud technology allows access to information from any device.

Use encryption: If you prefer to keep your device with an excellent security strategy and still have a very efficient complement, encryption is the best option.

This strategy can protect your smartphone not only from thieves or busybodies, but also from hackers who may try to break into your device without you even losing it, since encryption makes it much more difficult to read and break data.

Keeping your data safe is more than essential to living in the modern routine. You can find other security tips, technology in general, and the latest news here on the TND Brasil blog .