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In today's time, smartphones have become a part of every person's life. Be it chatting, banking-related work, online shopping, or being active on social media, everything is now done on the phone. But have you ever thought that this very phone of yours could be the reason for a breach of your privacy? If the security settings of your device are not updated, then your personal information can fall into the hands of cybercriminals. Do these 5 security settings on your smartphone today.

1. Put a break on unwanted permissions of apps

Whenever we install a new app, often we permit camera, mic, contacts, or location without reading it. This carelessness puts your details at risk. To avoid this danger, go to the phone settings and check the permission section of the apps. See which app is accessing what and remove unnecessary access immediately.

2. Do not keep location on all the time
If your phone is constantly tracking the location, then many third-party apps can take advantage of it. Therefore, it would be better to keep the location feature "on demand" instead of "always on". Activate it as per your need in the location option by going to the settings. This will reduce the dangers related to your real-time tracking to a great extent.

3. Turn off Google and Facebook's activity tracking

Companies like Google and Facebook constantly track users' search history, browsing patterns, and app usage habits. This can lead to privacy violations. To stop this, go to the Google account settings select the 'Data & Privacy' section and turn off 'Web & App Activity'. Facebook users can protect their data from third-party access by turning off 'Off-Facebook Activity'.

4. A strong lock system is necessary in phones and apps

If your phone is ever lost or stolen, the unlocked device can give access to your life to someone else. To avoid this, you should use a strong lock-like pattern, passcode, or fingerprint. Along with this, applying a separate app lock in WhatsApp, Gallery, and banking apps also strengthens your digital security. Apart from this, close the settings app drawer in the lock screen so that if you lose your phone, no one can turn off the data and SIM access. Apart from this, set a passcode to switch off the phone so that if you lose it, no one can switch it off.

5. The greed for free Wi-Fi can become a problem

Nowadays, it is common to get free Wi-Fi at places like airports, malls and cafes, but this facility can cause you great harm. It is very risky to do banking transactions or share personal information on a public network. If you have to use public Wi-Fi, then connect through VPN and do safe internet browsing.

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