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Credit Blog: Security
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read the article published by CNN entitled “Most Finders of Lost Phones Try to
Access Personal Data, Survey Finds” by Amy Gahran. This article addresses the
issue the growing problem of the security of personal information on smart
phones. People really use their cell phones for everything nowadays, phone
calls and texting, emailing, social media, online banking, taking pictures and
videos, etc. People keep their whole lives on their phones and when it becomes
lost it is such a big deal. There are many smart phones nowadays that are not
even password protected and do not even have any standard security features.
A recent study conducted by security Software
Company found that many people try to find personal information on lost phones.
This company “lost” 50 Android smart phones in several cities around the United
States. None of these phones were password protected or had security features
on them. These phones were gradually found and it was discovered that in 95% of
the cases the people who found the phones tried to access personal or sensitive
information such as email accounts and online banking applications. Around half
of the phone finders attempted to in one way or another tried to return the
phones to the company however still nearly all of them tried to access the
personal information.
Since we live in a society where communication is surrounded by technology, it’s so important to keep our phones close by, and with appropriate security. Most people have iPhones, and smart phones, which feature many aspects of our amazing technology. People with these phones definitely store valuable personal information on these phones, so when lost it becomes a huge crisis. Some people plan out everything on their phones, and have all their emails, or work related things linked to their phones as well. I remember one time a friend from high school found a blackberry that was in a park. Instead of contacting the owner of the phone, they went through the phone, and could access everything on it. This shows how it’s real that people can see personal things about people, even if it’s not harmful. Today’s technology have ways to even track phones now. As time progresses it is going to be tougher to take people’s information, or phone without being caught.
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