
Dawinderpal Sahota, Computing, Tuesday 30 March 2010 at 17:14:00
Some 67 per cent of smartphone users not safeguarding their handset data
More than two thirds of smartphone users are failing to protect their A substantial one in four UK web users access the net using a mobile web However, 67 per cent of people using the internet from their smartphones do ?Users must remember that they are essentially carrying around a tiny laptop ?The frequency with which many of us upgrade or replace our phones means that According to GetSafeOnline.org, criminals can easily discover where you bank Many web sites also use cookies to remember personal information such as The agency also warned that users who synchronise smartphones with their PCs It advises that the first line of defence against fraudsters is to use the
personal information from fraudsters, warned government-backed agency
GetSafeOnline.org.
browser, and of these, 20 per cent synchronise their handsets with a PC.
not use passwords or the PIN function to safeguard information stored on their
handsets, according to the agency.
with a wealth of personal information that is very attractive to fraudsters,?
explained Tony Neate, managing director of GetSafeOnline.org.
we often don?t value or look after them in the same way as we would a laptop,"
he added.
and shop with a quick look at your Favourites or browsing history.
login details ? meaning that a fraudster can access and use your online accounts
without needing to know your password.
but don't protect their phones are allowing fraudsters to access all the
information stored on the PC as well.
password or PIN function to secure the handset. It also advised users to think
carefully about sharing information online, and to stick with reputable sites
and applications.
Full story at http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2260482/smartphones-users-protecting
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