Vice magazine in its version of the UK, has published an interesting article that discusses what may be incriminating to your Smartphone. Experts from Open Rights Group UK give some tips on how exactly you can prevent access to all data on the phone. Then we leave a brief summary. You can read the full article here (must read).

LOG OUT OF YOUR APPS

Many apps track your location for targeted advertising purposes.

SWITCH OFF LOCATION SETTINGS
If you’re worried about your mobile privacy and haven’t already done this, you’ve fucked it, basically.

DON’T ASSUME YOUR DATA IS SAFE IN THE CLOUD
Even if the police can justify searching your phone, there’s still a lot of debate over whether they have a right to access the data you store in the cloud.

USE ENCRYPTION APPS FOR TEXT MESSAGING
There are a number of apps for iOS and Android that allow you to encrypt your text messages.

MINIMISE THE AMOUNT OF DATA YOU CARRY ON YOUR PHONE
Another way to avoid incrimination is to minimise the amount of data you carry on your phone, according to Open Rights Group. They say you shouldn’t carry a full address book or calendar on your smartphone, as these would be the first things the police would mine for evidence. (A quick related tip: instead of naming your drug dealer “Cocaine Adam” in your contacts, try something less conspicuous, like “Adam”.)

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Read full article here.