The Dangers of Phone Storage

Can you trust your internet browser with your passwords? Can people easily discover your passwords? When people store passwords and personal information in their phones, others can pinpoint their location and potentially cause harm. According to Adam Levin, a smartphone expert, “40 percent of smartphone users do not secure their phones with any type of entry password.” If a phone is lost or stolen, anyone can gain access to all information and accounts.

If storing passwords on a phone is bad, then Apple Pay could be even worse. If someone were to lose a phone, and the phone owner participates in Apple Pay, a hacker could guess the password and have access to all the money in the account.

It is also dangerous to allow devices to connect to open Wifi connections. You never know who has hacked the connection. If the connection is hacked, someone can see everything that is searched, read, watched, played, etc.

Trusting your phone with internet and personal passwords is not a very smart idea. There is always a possibility that someone will be lurking around trying to steal information. Make sure you are aware of what is stored on your devices and take good care of personal information.