The Russians were advised to turn off some functions on the smartphone

Anna Mikhailova, business development manager of the Angara group of companies, in an interview with the Prime agency, advised Russians to turn off some functions on their smartphones. According to her, a number of settings will allow you to protect yourself from fraudulent withdrawals from the account, theft of traffic, data or money.

The expert clarified that in the Android system, almost every application permission can be controlled. She recommended that you check which of them can send messages, because from SMS you can get access to some confirmation codes, which can lead to negative consequences.

It is also important to check which applications have access to the location and microphone, they should be disabled in case of suspicion, for example, when they are requested by a game that does not need these permissions.

Mikhailova added that another important section is “Special access” with administrator rights, it should not contain unnecessary applications, only system and specialized ones.

“If there is no need to install applications from outside the official store, it is better to disable the” Install unknown applications “function for all applications. Unlimited data access and” Access to premium SMS messages “can become a problem in roaming – they should also be tracked and disabled extra permissions “”, – the expert warned.

Mikhailova recalled that in the iOS system, you can manage permissions in the “Privacy” section or in each application individually. Also, at the provider level, you can enable “content ban”, which will not allow making paid calls and messages to short numbers, and also block paid subscriptions.

At the end of September, security experts found out that any Apple smartphone with iOS 15 can access sensitive data. The American company drew attention to the problem and promised to fix it.