The smartphones They have become over time an essential tool for many people and also one of the most used options for browsing the Internet. Of course the network of networks has grown in this time to unsuspected limits and that is why it is necessary to have a minimum of security when browsing through it.
In this article we are going to offer you 7 interesting tips for leaving no trace when browsing the Internet from your smartphone and with which you can also save your most private and personal data, which can help you stay safe and above all hidden from some of the hundreds of dangers that unfortunately lurk on the network of networks.
If you want to browse safely and also keep your privacy safe, put into practice these tips that we are going to offer you today.
Lock your phone
It may seem a bit strange that the first tip on this list is this, but it is necessary to stay safe on the Internet and also have everything related to your privacy under control set a PIN or lock code on your smartphone. With this simple step you will keep your device, and therefore an access point to the network of networks, out of the reach of other people.
To lock your phone, providing it with greater security, you must look for the appropriate option in settings. Depending on which smartphone we use, there can be several, although it is usually found within the Settings option. Also today many terminals already have the option of increasing security by using your fingerprint, do not hesitate and do it because the security of your device and yourself will increase greatly.
Decrease auto lock time
In addition to selecting a lock method for your smartphone It is important that you reduce the automatic blocking time of your terminal as much as possible. This basically means that you reduce the time that the smartphone keeps the screen on without it locking.
Reducing this time will prevent someone who picks up your mobile device from being able to use it before it is locked.
Enable storage encryption
In case of theft of your device, something very positive may be having previously activated the storage encryption. This makes all your private and personal data fall into the wrong hands unless they know the unlock password.
As is usual in all these privacy-related cases, you can find the possibility of activating this encryption in the Security section of your mobile device.
Monitor the web browser you use
The web browsers that we install on our mobile devices also collect data about the websites that we visit or what we do within them. To modify the privacy parameters, for example in Google Chrome, one of the most popular browsers we must access the section "Privacy" in "Settings".
From here we can delete the browsing data, something really interesting, but also not allow our web browser to track us. With this, Google Chrome will not collect data about our Internet browsing.
Browse incognito or private mode
If keeping a close eye on the web browser you use and also modifying the privacy options is not enough, you can always browse using incognito or private mode. In this way we will have absolute assurance that no data about our browsing will be stored. Of course, there will not be any navigation data left to be able to eliminate as we have explained before.
Using this mode we will also be unknown to Google, which may seem silly but can be important and even really useful on certain occasions.
Applications can also collect data about us
Like Google Chrome or any other web browser, some of the applications that we download and use daily on our mobile device may also collect information about us and our activity on the network of networks.
To prevent this from happening, Google has thought of a somewhat interesting solution that will serve to keep under control all the applications that you download from the search giant's official application store or what is the same from the Google Play Store. By going to the "Google Settings" it will be enough to select the option "Disable interest-based ads" in the ads section.
In other operating systems other than Android, things get quite complicated, since these Google settings will almost certainly not be present, so this will have to be done within each application, something that is rarely possible or easy to do.
Increase the security of your smartphone
With the passage of time, smartphones have become pieces of great value and objects highly desired by thieves who then sell them on the second-hand market for significant profits. Therefore, you must be very careful with your smartphone and increase the security of your terminal so that in case of theft, finding it or keeping it located is much easier.
There are hundreds of apps that locate or even track your smartphone, so pay a visit to the official application store of your mobile device and install some of the applications that can in more than one trouble any thief.
Despite what almost all of us believe, the Internet has become a very dangerous place in which today it is essential to take security measures to prevent someone from stealing part of our personal data and making use of it. If we do not take the appropriate security measures, we will soon have an upset that we will later regret.
What tips that we have shown you today do you apply in your navigation through the network of networks from your smartphone?.