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7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Ifebazz(m): 1:12pm On May 23, 2016
We have very many reasons to password protect our devices, these are some the main ones.

1. Friends
We all have that one nosy friend who wants to poke his/her nose into everything you’re doing. They ask, and if you deflect their inquiry, some persist while some even go as far as investigate albeit illegally. So locking your device might prevent unwanted prying into your business from friends and even enemies in friends clothing.


2. Family
For the married folks, you discover that one needs not spread every dirty linen in public. Children become irascible, extended family members become over bearing at times. So restricted access to your device might save you some embarrassment from family members and even children who may inadvertently stumble into very sensitive materials or information.


3. Children
This is just like the child lock for vehicles or parental guidance for the TV. Children can be mischievous at times. Once they discover an app they like in your device, they keep running it till your battery runs out irrespective of the power situation. So in order to monitor their use of your device, you need to password it.


4. Colleagues
At work, some colleagues are actually competitors. Marketers who need to meet certain targets can bear witness to that. Some can steal your clients, others that are jealous could derail incentives coming your way or stand in your way to promotions via correspondence they might obtain from your device if not locked.


5. Chats & Adult content
For those who deal in adult content, it is actually very necessary to have your device locked as anyone could just get hold of your device, and trust Nigerians with their prying nature, the first point of call is your videos and pictures after your messages. I mean, it’s a terrible attitude, but most people just like reading peoples chats, SMS etc. like it is theirs. I hate it. Even spouses should at least have little privacy, not total but little. Unrestricted access to your device could make your relationship sour and your pastor watch your porn in church!


6. Theft
This is actually one of the most important reason. Everyone would have at one time or the other misplaced or had his/her device stolen. In such cases, there is no way to ask the new owner or bearer not to delve into what you have inside. Many people have their codes for banks, schools, businesses etc. in their devices. These come in very handy to robbers who snatch your devices to have access to your bank accounts or worse things. Could even lead to blackmailing via the contents one could have in the device as was obtained some time ago with those telecoms staffers that went to frolic Dubai then misplaced their phone. So it is very important to password your device in that regard.


7. Battery and Keyboard
I once went to visit a lady and the mum. While there with all the churchous gist and what have you, I observed that I was hearing a mourning sound attributed to adult movies. On close observation, I noticed that my phone was actually the source of the sound and on bringing out my device, it was playing the hot raunchy video live. Thankfully my hosts didn’t notice as the volume was on low and I had to struggle to just put the phone off. Just imagine stuff like that happened while in a bible school or prayer meeting. Also, you could dial numbers by just sitting down or press a key by so doing thereby draining your battery, but if the device was locked, none of these will happen.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Opistorincos(m): 1:21pm On May 23, 2016
cool points
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by kingDELE(m): 1:53pm On May 23, 2016
Let me give u 1 reason y u should not password ur phone.



A guy in my area had accident, his phone was not on password, dat is how der check his last call. And locate his pple,. No body knws him in d scene....


God forbid, incase of emergency, who password go epp??

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Chrisx1x(m): 1:56pm On May 23, 2016
kingDELE:
Let me give u 1 reason y u should not password ur phone.



A guy in my area had accident, his phone was not on password, dat is how der check his last call. And locate his pple,. No body knws him in d scene....


God forbid, incase of emergency, who password go epp??
thats true,i think you made a reasonable point there

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by tolexy007(m): 4:53pm On May 23, 2016
porn
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by traveledcommuni: 4:53pm On May 23, 2016
Opistorincos:
cool points
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by hardywaltz(m): 4:53pm On May 23, 2016
Good
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Funjosh(m): 4:54pm On May 23, 2016
Hmmmm............ I just don't like passwording my phone.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by FrankValency(m): 4:54pm On May 23, 2016
to be honest, I don't password my phones, but the day I had experience with no 7 grin at a family meeting, that was d day I searched for password lockers and I found the one that locks only private videos , some also locks messages but pass wording the fone in general is a no no for me, I hav never been comfortable with that.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by KpagoGIN(m): 4:54pm On May 23, 2016
kingDELE:
Let me give u 1 reason y u should not password ur phone.



A guy in my area had accident, his phone was not on password, dat is how der check his last call. And locate his pple,. No body knws him in d scene....


God forbid, incase of emergency, who password go epp??
on point!

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by VocalWalls: 4:55pm On May 23, 2016
by force
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Heeyhun(f): 4:55pm On May 23, 2016
nosy friends especially
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Nobody: 4:56pm On May 23, 2016
Some amebi people just want to pry into your affairs for info sake.

All devices must be passworded
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by LORDI(m): 4:56pm On May 23, 2016
I don't put password in my phone, I just use app lock to lock some vitals apps. Always helpful

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Stevosty: 4:58pm On May 23, 2016
Chrisx1x:
thats true,i think you made a reasonable point there
in case of emergency the 112 and 911 are not password protected, later the police can get into the phone.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by pelhurmy(m): 4:59pm On May 23, 2016
LORDI:
I don't put password in my phone, I just use app lock to lock some vitals apps. Always helpful

You nailed it

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by anytexy: 5:00pm On May 23, 2016
If not say my phone do mistakenly send number I wouldn't have been password my phone in case of emergency
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by ladycomfort(f): 5:00pm On May 23, 2016
I don't like checking peoples phone. I don't know why they like checking mine all in the name of browsing on my phone. undecided anyways. My phone is passworded. cheesy

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by gunuvi(m): 5:00pm On May 23, 2016
I don't passwords my phones. Shikena
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by gurunlocker: 5:01pm On May 23, 2016
kingDELE:
Let me give u 1 reason y u should not password ur phone.



A guy in my area had accident, his phone was not on password, dat is how der check his last call. And locate his pple,. No body knws him in d scene....


God forbid, incase of emergency, who password go epp??

I applaud OP points, when I see your own point, I have to clap for you.... You've got a reasonable point there.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Guyman02: 5:02pm On May 23, 2016
I dont password everything in my phone, I use an APP to lock things like Message, Whatsapp, BBM, Contacts, Yahoo, Facebook etc but leave my PHONE open to receive and make calls.
So many people have lost their phones because people who picked it up cannot answer calls to tell them how to come and collect it.

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by iameugene(m): 5:02pm On May 23, 2016
kingDELE:
Let me give u 1 reason y u should not password ur phone.



A guy in my area had accident, his phone was not on password, dat is how der check his last call. And locate his pple,. No body knws him in d scene....


God forbid, incase of emergency, who password go epp??
if im dead there is no need for them to call my people later they will see me, if im not dead ill unlock the phone for them my self.. Password your phone!

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by iameugene(m): 5:02pm On May 23, 2016
Somtimes its just annoying wen your phone was at 100% dropped it and slept off, and den ur roommate picks it up on flash and start doing his midnight stuff even play games and wake up to see 40% angry thank God my phone is now a finger print unlocker i dont hv to dial codes everytime, i just hav to press my homekey and it opens kiss
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Randerl: 5:02pm On May 23, 2016
HorseShlt dead battery. Where my gen? No fuel. powerbank down, also.
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by femimike1(m): 5:03pm On May 23, 2016
True
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Nobody: 5:03pm On May 23, 2016
LORDI:
I don't put password in my phone, I just use app lock to lock some vitals apps. Always helpful

This is the best option..There is this app I use SmartAppslock to lock selected apps minus contacts and dialer

OP please take note, In case of emergency, those points become invalid

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by McBrooklyn(m): 5:04pm On May 23, 2016
I'd rather put what I don't want people to see in a Vault or use App Lock . . . Who Password Epp? undecided
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by seunlayi(m): 5:04pm On May 23, 2016
it is always good to use [password but when you forget it, another story

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by FrankValency(m): 5:04pm On May 23, 2016
twoondei:
Some amebi people just want to pry into your affairs for info sake.

All devices must be passworded
just download message locker
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by AngelAhnie(f): 5:05pm On May 23, 2016
Lol, my mum don complain tire...always locked grin
Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by chumakk: 5:08pm On May 23, 2016
LORDI:
I don't put password in my phone, I just use app lock to lock some vitals apps. Always helpful
any app like that on iPhone?

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Re: 7 Reasons To Password Your Devices by Segadem(m): 5:09pm On May 23, 2016
Good

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