Mobile Devices: Be SMART!
Everywhere you look these days there are people doing all sorts of cool things with their smartphones. In fact, the one thing you see them doing least is actually talking on them. They are availing themselves of the crazy number and types of apps available to them right there in the palm of their hand. How many of those users do you suppose are worried about who has access to their personal information? Not just the information they are exchanging with a friend at that moment, but ALL of the information their smartphone (aka Mobile Computer Device) to which their network service is connecting them?
Of course most business users are well aware of the risks associated with using mobile devices and have acted appropriately with their network services to assure that they are adequately protected. The everyday user may not even know enough to worry about this. Everyone who uses a smartphone requires a connection to a network service. There are a number of ways that providers accomplish this connection to a network service, not all of which represent secure computer service. Then there are all those apps users download, some of which are extremely cool. Are those apps from a secure network service? Is any information you share while using those apps protected by secure computer services?
As we all know, providers of apps and services often do not have the consumers’ best interests at heart, in fact, many prefer that we not use secure computer services. The truth is that a virus or thief has victimized pretty much anyone who has been using a computer in any form for any length of time. A network service who intends to stay in business over the long run will probably be a secure computer service, but a look into their records and comments from users is still a good idea. Still, the user should not become so paranoid about suspicious providers and network services that they stop using their smartphones entirely.
Awareness is the key here. If you are in doubt about the integrity of a particular app, do not download it until you can check it out through a reputable network service. If you are not sure what kind of personal information your provider is sharing with whom, contact them directly and ask. It is best to use secure computer service, especially as the use of mobile devices increases at such a rapid pace.
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