Data privacy is one of the primary concerns in this era. Reports show how everything is being monitored. Data transfer is very insecure over the internet; it can be easily read by a third party if it is not encrypted. There have been many privacy breaches by individuals or government agencies. The spy agencies claim to monitor data to stay informed about everything happening. Still, no one wants someone else to read their texts or watch their pictures without consent. Very few people take some steps to make sure their personal information over the internet or on their devices is not being read or monitored by any third party. Still, privacy-conscious folks consider it very important to maintain total privacy or anonymity over the internet. Significant crimes have occurred using other people’s credentials and credit card details. So, it is your responsibility to ensure your data is secured and no one can access it.
Data Privacy Tips for Android Users
When I moved to an un-rooted Android phone, I researched how to maintain anonymity online and ensure that any third party doesn’t read or monitor my data. I learned to adapt without privacy controls and root features on a non-rooted device. So, I want to share some great data privacy tips for Android users.
- The following tips will help you maintain and ensure privacy on your Android device. The following apps provide encrypted data when transferred over the internet or network. Even if someone monitors it, they won’t be able to take some meaning out of it or understand what it is.
- To ensure that apps that don’t require the internet don’t have access to it, install the No-root firewall app on your Android phone or tablet. It blocks the internet for apps like games, tools, and alarm clocks.
- If the app requires internet access, look for permissions before installing it. Especially if it asks for access to ‘contacts,’ ‘location,’ ‘device ID & call information,’ ‘identity,’ ‘phone,’ or ‘microphone.’ Not all apps require these permissions.
- Use the Greenify app to hibernate non-essential apps from constantly running in the background (add a shortcut to the home screen).
- Optional: Create a new Google account for your mobile device and use an open-source “k-9 mail” app for your email (so that other apps can’t access your email address).
- In addition, I would recommend trying out Firefox since you can install extensions on it that make the web more secure—namely, HTTPS Everywhere, Ghostery, Ublock, self-destructing cookies, and Adblock Plus.
- “App ops” from Google Play may work for some devices. Also, LG G3 has a hidden non-root permission manager.
Let me know if there are any other tips I missed. Also, give us feedback, and if you have a query or issue with the data mentioned above for privacy tips for Android, let me know in the comments. You must ensure our data is safe and no one else can access your stuff. Ensure you are not monitored and that your privacy is not breached. Implement these data privacy tips on Android phones to ensure that.
