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EducationRe: Ufot Ekong Solves 30-Year-Old Math Equation In Japan And Breaks Academic Record by stlarry001(m): 7:10am On Jun 06, 2015
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PoliticsRe: Goodluck Gets Recommended For Nobel Peace Award by stlarry001(m): 7:06am On Jun 06, 2015
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PhonesRe: 10 Tips To Keep Your Phone Private And Safe by stlarry001(op): 4:22pm On Jun 05, 2015
lol. funny but that's is. we need to be more careful . hope you are great
PhonesRe: 10 Tips To Keep Your Phone Safe And Private by stlarry001(op): 4:19pm On Jun 05, 2015
NobleG1:
You didn't mention Encryption with real password. When you encrypt your phone with the inbuilt Encryption feature (or a good encryption app from google play store), it protects both your phone and the external sd card.

If you phone is stolen, the thief can't assess contents of your phone or sd card. No amount of hacking can be successful as long as the password is strong.

Using only pin without encryption is hackable. So be warned!
its true it skipped my mind but you are right.
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Phones10 Tips To Keep Your Phone Private And Safe by stlarry001(op): 2:43pm On Jun 05, 2015
Smartphones have come a long way, so has the
extent of security and privacy issues related to
them. We are now increasingly dependent upon
smartphones for more than just making that all-
important call or send out that text.

Since you do so many things on it, the
smartphones are very personal devices with a
lot of personal data on them. This means they
are also a massive privacy risk. Your data can
be leaked by apps through internet or someone
can have a glimpse of it while you are showing
an interesting image to a friend on your phone.
So how can you minimise the privacy risk?

To tell you the truth, there is no such thing as
100 per cent privacy while using a smartphone.
But, if you remember certain important tips
and tricks, and follow them right, chances are
that you could at least reach a 75 per cent,
maybe more. And, that's a significant margin in
the online world.
Here are 10 key tips and tricks to improve
smartphone security:

1. All important security pin/
password/pattern anything
This is one of the most primary steps to ensure
your smartphone is locked for anyone but you, at
all times. However, as basic as it may seem, most
people are too lazy to set it up. Setting up a screen
lock is very important, as is setting it up right.
Make sure your pin/password is not lame enough
as say, a 1234 so that anyone can crack it in first
go. At the same time, don't make it so confusing
that even you don't remember it. It's totally your
call.
Ideally, you should select a combination of
numbers and alphabets.
In addition, set your screen lock time
somewhere between 1-5 minutes of non-use.
That said this is not a full-proof plan to secure
your smartphone. Those with some technical
know-how can unlock your phone in a few
steps. But it's the very basic that you could do,
and so you must.

2. Every phone now has a free
tracking/wiping service. Use it!
Every smartphone OS, whether it be Android, iOS,
BlackBerry or Windows Phone comes with some
kind of remote tracking and wiping tool. Android
phones have what you call a Device Manager,
while iPhones come with Find My iPhone and so
on

Essentially, these tools/services come into play
when your phone is lost/misplaced or stolen.
Using these tools, you can remotely lock, track,
and even wipe your phone data using a
computer and Internet. The trick here is to
have these tools up and running on your
smartphones at all times.

3. Download some kind of file
lock app
There has to be something on your smartphone,
whether it be a chat, a picture or anything for that
matter, that you would want to save from prying
eyes at all times, even from close ones. There may
be some apps that you don't want others using
your phone to access.

A file lock app comes handy in such situations.
There are many good ones available in app stores.
Download and install them, then password
protect the data that you wish to hide. Only
you or someone who has the password can
then access them.

4. Set up a Guest Mode/Parental
Lock on your phone
Android 5.0 Lollipop and iOS 8, the latest iterations
from Google and Apple come with something called
as Guest Mode. Basically, the trick is to restrict
access to the content on your Android/iOS
smartphone when you're giving it to somebody.

Using the Guest Mode, you can create a
separate user profile on your smartphone and
assign it with the apps and content that you
deem fit to be accessed by someone else. Once
you have this profile up and running, next time
you hand over your phone to someone you
simply have to enable Guest Mode and he/she
will gain access to this profile, hiding all the
other stuff.
The normal profile will be password protected
and cannot be accessed until it is typed in right.

5. Update your Smartphone
software regularly
Software developers release periodic updates to
their software, improving upon an already existing
version. These improvements include security and
stability updates as well.
Therefore, as and when updates (no matter
how big or small) come up for your OS, for
instance, make sure you update it, and have
latest version running on your smartphone at
all times.

It's more important from a security point of
view, since these updates may have some fix
for some security issue that might be plaguing
an earlier version. Also, software developers
tend to push out fixes to security bugs (as and
when something is detected) therefore it is
highly advisable to update your phones
periodically.

6. Beware of installing apps
from untrusted sources
Android smartphones have something called an
Unknown Sources option in security settings.
Checking it allows you to install third-party apps
from sources other than Google's official Play
Store. You don't have such an option in the iPhone,
and you need to jailbreak it if you want to install
third-party apps.

Ideally, you mustn't do either of these. Always
install apps from trusted sources, meaning the
Google Play Store and the iTunes Store. Apps
therein meet the desired standards of official
safety and security. Everything else is just
calling for unnecessary trouble.

7.Keep your location settings in
check
Every smartphone now comes with a built-in GPS
or location tracking feature. Essentially, these keep
your apps and services like
Google Maps and others live and active at all
times. While, it may seem convenient to have your
location settings open for such apps, even others
like Facebook, Twitter etc, there may come a time
when you don't want others to know where you
are.

But more than anything, you wouldn't want
your apps to know where you are, at all times.
It is possible to individually allow/deny apps to
ascertain your location. You can control your
location settings, even shut it off completely.

8. Public Wi-Fi is dangerous,
avoid it
Public Wi-Fi, or the Wi-Fi you get at places like
some restaurant, coffee shop or whatever is the
breeding ground for some of the most dangerous
cyber attacks.
Miscreants who have good technical know-how
tend to use these networks to push man in the
middle attacks. Basically, using some cyber
sorcery, hackers can gain access to your
smartphone (in the event you're connected to
the public Wi-Fi network) and can do a lot
many dangerous things, ranging from gaining
your online passwords, to getting access to
your confidential bank records. While you
must refrain from using the smartphone for
sensitive dealings, the truth is we are doing it a
lot these days.
Therefore, the one way to ensure your security
is to avoid public Wi-Fi networks.

9. Turn off Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
when not in use
Many people have their Wi-Fi on at most
times. As and when some Wi-Fi network
becomes open, they like to have it up and
running on their smartphone to save on their
data charges. It's not safe to do this.
Also, having your Bluetooth on when you don't
need it is also calling for trouble.
Hackers may use an available connection on
your phone to access your files. Therefore,
have these on only when you need to.

10. Backup your data
This is more the precautionary step in the event
your smartphone does get lost or stolen. Have a
backup of all your data/contacts/documents etc
ready at all times. Ideally, you should have it in
some physical drive, but saving it up in the cloud
is also a handy option.

ACADEMIC HUB: 10 Tips To Keep Your "PHONE"
Private And Save: http://
academicmerit..com/2015/06/10-tips-to-
keep-your-phone-private-and.html
PhonesRe: 10 Tips To Keep Your Phone Safe And Private by stlarry001(op): 2:00pm On Jun 05, 2015
front page material.
cc seun lalasticlala
WebmastersRe: Submit Sites To Be Posted On News Source by stlarry001(m): 1:33pm On Jun 05, 2015
Career,Education,informational and Satirical post
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Phones10 Tips To Keep Your Phone Safe And Private by stlarry001(op): 1:27pm On Jun 05, 2015
10 Tips To Keep Your "PHONE"
Private And Save

Smartphones have come a long way, so has the
extent of security and privacy issues related to
them. We are now increasingly dependent upon
smartphones for more than just making that all-
important call or send out that text.

Since you do so many things on it, the
smartphones are very personal devices with a
lot of personal data on them. This means they
are also a massive privacy risk. Your data can
be leaked by apps through internet or someone
can have a glimpse of it while you are showing
an interesting image to a friend on your phone.
So how can you minimise the privacy risk?

To tell you the truth, there is no such thing as
100 per cent privacy while using a smartphone.
But, if you remember certain important tips
and tricks, and follow them right, chances are
that you could at least reach a 75 per cent,
maybe more. And, that's a significant margin in
the online world.
Here are 10 key tips and tricks to improve
smartphone security:

1. All important security pin/
password/pattern anything

This is one of the most primary steps to ensure
your smartphone is locked for anyone but you, at
all times. However, as basic as it may seem, most
people are too lazy to set it up. Setting up a screen
lock is very important, as is setting it up right.

Make sure your pin/password is not lame enough
as say, a 1234 so that anyone can crack it in first
go. At the same time, don't make it so confusing
that even you don't remember it. It's totally your
call.
Ideally, you should select a combination of
numbers and alphabets.
In addition, set your screen lock time
somewhere between 1-5 minutes of non-use.

That said this is not a full-proof plan to secure
your smartphone. Those with some technical
know-how can unlock your phone in a few
steps. But it's the very basic that you could do,
and so you must.

2. Every phone now has a free
tracking/wiping service. Use it!
Every smartphone OS, whether it be Android, iOS,
BlackBerry or Windows Phone comes with some
kind of remote tracking and wiping tool. Android
phones have what you call a Device Manager,
while iPhones come with Find My iPhone and so
on.

Essentially, these tools/services come into play
when your phone is lost/misplaced or stolen.
Using these tools, you can remotely lock, track,
and even wipe your phone data using a
computer and Internet. The trick here is to
have these tools up and running on your
smartphones at all times.

3. Download some kind of file
lock app
There has to be something on your smartphone,
whether it be a chat, a picture or anything for that
matter, that you would want to save from prying
eyes at all times, even from close ones. There may
be some apps that you don't want others using
your phone to access.

A file lock app comes handy in such situations.
There are many good ones available in app stores.
Download and install them, then password
protect the data that you wish to hide. Only
you or someone who has the password can
then access them.

4. Set up a Guest Mode/Parental
Lock on your phone
Android 5.0 Lollipop and iOS 8, the latest iterations
from Google and Apple come with something called
as Guest Mode. Basically, the trick is to restrict
access to the content on your Android/iOS
smartphone when you're giving it to somebody.

Using the Guest Mode, you can create a
separate user profile on your smartphone and
assign it with the apps and content that you
deem fit to be accessed by someone else. Once
you have this profile up and running, next time
you hand over your phone to someone you
simply have to enable Guest Mode and he/she
will gain access to this profile, hiding all the
other stuff.
The normal profile will be password protected
and cannot be accessed until it is typed in right.

5. Update your Smartphone
software regularly
Software developers release periodic updates to
their software, improving upon an already existing
version. These improvements include security and
stability updates as well.

Therefore, as and when updates (no matter
how big or small) come up for your OS, for
instance, make sure you update it, and have
latest version running on your smartphone at
all times.
It's more important from a security point of
view, since these updates may have some fix
for some security issue that might be plaguing
an earlier version. Also, software developers
tend to push out fixes to security bugs (as and
when something is detected) therefore it is
highly advisable to update your phones
periodically.

6. Beware of installing apps
from untrusted sources
Android smartphones have something called an
Unknown Sources option in security settings.
Checking it allows you to install third-party apps
from sources other than Google's official Play
Store. You don't have such an option in the iPhone,
and you need to jailbreak it if you want to install
third-party apps.

Ideally, you mustn't do either of these. Always
install apps from trusted sources, meaning the
Google Play Store and the iTunes Store. Apps
therein meet the desired standards of official
safety and security. Everything else is just
calling for unnecessary trouble.

7.Keep your location settings in
check
Every smartphone now comes with a built-in GPS
or location tracking feature. Essentially, these keep
your apps and services like
Google Maps and others live and active at all
times. While, it may seem convenient to have your
location settings open for such apps, even others
like Facebook, Twitter etc, there may come a time
when you don't want others to know where you
are.

But more than anything, you wouldn't want
your apps to know where you are, at all times.
It is possible to individually allow/deny apps to
ascertain your location. You can control your
location settings, even shut it off completely.

8. Public Wi-Fi is dangerous,
avoid it
Public Wi-Fi, or the Wi-Fi you get at places like
some restaurant, coffee shop or whatever is the
breeding ground for some of the most dangerous
cyber attacks.

Miscreants who have good technical know-how
tend to use these networks to push man in the
middle attacks. Basically, using some cyber
sorcery, hackers can gain access to your
smartphone (in the event you're connected to
the public Wi-Fi network) and can do a lot
many dangerous things, ranging from gaining
your online passwords, to getting access to
your confidential bank records. While you
must refrain from using the smartphone for
sensitive dealings, the truth is we are doing it a
lot these days.
Therefore, the one way to ensure your security
is to avoid public Wi-Fi networks.

9. Turn off Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
when not in use
Many people have their Wi-Fi on at most
times. As and when some Wi-Fi network
becomes open, they like to have it up and
running on their smartphone to save on their
data charges. It's not safe to do this.
Also, having your Bluetooth on when you don't
need it is also calling for trouble.

Hackers may use an available connection on
your phone to access your files. Therefore,
have these on only when you need to.

10. Backup your data
This is more the precautionary step in the event
your smartphone does get lost or stolen. Have a
backup of all your data/contacts/documents etc
ready at all times. Ideally, you should have it in
some physical drive, but saving it up in the cloud
is also a handy option.

ACADEMIC HUB: 10 Tips To Keep Your "PHONE" Private And Save: http://academicmerit..com/2015/06/10-tips-to-keep-your-phone-private-and.html
FamilyRe: 15 Great Facts Life Has Taught by stlarry001(op): 1:14pm On Jun 05, 2015
Lost my dad
BusinessRe: BVN: Frequently Ask Question by stlarry001(m): 12:10pm On Jun 05, 2015
ACADEMIC HUB: 15 Great Facts Life Has Taught Me: http://academicmerit..com/2015/06/15-great-facts-life-has-taught-me.html
Family15 Great Facts Life Has Taught by stlarry001(op):
1. I have learned that you cannot make someone
love you.
All you can do is to be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

2. I have learned that no matter how much i care,
some people just dont't care back.

3. I have learned that it take years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it..

4. I have learned that it is not what you have in
your life but who you have in life that counts.

5. I have learned that you can get by on charm for
about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something

6. I have learned that you can do something in an
instant that will give you heartache for life.

7. I have learned that it may take me a long time to
become the person i want to be.

8. I have learned that you should always leave
loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them (REST IN
PEACE DAD).

9. I have learned that we are responsible for what
we do, no matter how we feel.

10. I have learned that regardless of how hot and
sweet a relationship is at first, the passion fades
and there had better be something enduring to take
its place.

11. I have learned that HEROS are the people who
do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequence.

12. I have learned that my MUMMY is the best
MOTHER in the world.

13. I have learned that that sometimes the people
you expect to kick you when you are down will be
the same ones to help you get back up.

14. I have learned that sometimes when i'm angry i
have the right to be angry, but that does not give
me the right to be cruel.

15. Lastly Life has taught me that just because
someone does not love you the way you want
them to, does not mean they do not love you with
all they have.

cc lalasticlala, seun

ACADEMIC HUB: 15 Great Facts Life Has Taught Me: http://academicmerit..com/2015/06/15-great-facts-life-has-taught-me.html
CelebritiesRe: Zack Orji Gets Tattooed On Set (photos) by stlarry001(m): 6:22am On Jun 05, 2015
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PoliticsRe: Senate Presidency: Buhari Goes Back On Promise, Endorses Lawan, As Crisis Deepen by stlarry001(m): 6:19am On Jun 05, 2015
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PoliticsRe: [Graphic Image]Woman Bites Off Husband's Manh••d After Killing Him. viewer's Dis by stlarry001(m): 6:16am On Jun 05, 2015
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EducationRe: 18 Brilliant New Words You Should Start Using. by stlarry001(m): 6:00am On Jun 05, 2015
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PoliticsRe: 5 Achievements Of PMB Within 6 Days In Office by stlarry001(m): 5:58am On Jun 05, 2015
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PoliticsRe: No N3.2bn Severance Pay For Jonathan, Others Till 2016 - PUNCH by stlarry001(m): 5:56am On Jun 05, 2015
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EducationRe: The Obafemi Awolowo University Admission Thread For 2014/2015 Academic Session. by stlarry001(m): 8:50pm On Jun 04, 2015
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PoliticsRe: ICPC Interrogates Fmr IGP Mike Okiro, Others Over N275.5m Fraud by stlarry001(m): 8:15pm On Jun 04, 2015
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PoliticsRe: EXCLUSIVE: Osinbajo Locked Out Of President Buhari’s Security Meeting by stlarry001(m): 7:27pm On Jun 04, 2015
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PoliticsRe: EXPOSED: Toughest Question Buhari Asks That The Service Chiefs Could Not Answer by stlarry001(m): 7:22pm On Jun 04, 2015
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PoliticsRe: EXPOSED: Toughest Question Buhari Asks That The Service Chiefs Could Not Answer by stlarry001(m): 7:21pm On Jun 04, 2015
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InvestmentRe: Why Big Pharmacies 'close Shop' In Nigeria by stlarry001(m): 6:56pm On Jun 04, 2015
naija mentality
PoliticsRe: House Of Representatives Passes Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by stlarry001(m): 6:30pm On Jun 04, 2015
good as good as this

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RomanceRe: 7 Things Men Do In Private, That Women Will Never Know About by stlarry001(m): 11:53pm On Jun 03, 2015
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PhonesRe: 5 Reasons Windows Phone Is Better Than Android by stlarry001(m): 11:52pm On Jun 03, 2015
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Christianity EtcRe: General Overseer Converts To Islam by stlarry001(m): 11:51pm On Jun 03, 2015
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PoliticsRe: "I Will Not Consider You For Ministerial Appointment" – Buhari Tells by stlarry001(m): 11:48pm On Jun 03, 2015
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