It could be a real competitive issue down the road. Demand privacy. Don't buy an app it if requires permission to access data or take other actions you find intrusive or unnecessary. Few apps need your contacts list or physical location. Even fewer need to access your emails, send text messages or listen in via your microphone. App developers often seek more permissions than they need in case they might want them for a new feature down the road, Downey says. Many apps don't have privacy polices though more will soon , and they often fail to disclose or are vague about how they'll use your data.
Also, check privacy policies, the documents that give you legal recourse if data are misused. You can use your computer to visit the app store, find the app and click through to the developer's site to look for the policy. If necessary, email the app maker for more information. Does your note-taking app store a copy of your scribblings on its own servers? Does your project planner transmit your client list?
If you're not comfortable after your due diligence, don't install the app and let the maker know why. Mobile privacy is new territory that's beginning to get public, corporate and government attention. Check your existing apps. It isn't quick, easy or fun, but it is helpful to review the privacy policies and permissions given to apps you already own.
Android users can review permissions for individual apps by going to the Settings screen and choosing Device and then Apps. Both Android and iPhone let you adjust or totally turn off their GPS location features within settings. With iPhone, you can see which apps access location and turn each one on or off. Apple plans to provide a similar tool for adjusting permissions to access contacts lists in a future operating system update. Independent resources for understanding app privacy and security are limited.
Common Sense Media reviews games and other apps popular with kids. Concerned users may want to consider security software to defend against mobile malware, including spyware apps like FlexiSPY , which are most often planted by jealous lovers but presumably could be installed by corporate spies.
EXE or. DLL file, and they typically run on your device unlike web-based apps which run in the cloud. You can also find desktop apps in the Windows Store. Basically, what this means is that any app you install yourself, be it downloaded from the internet or installed from a CD — or yes, even a floppy — is not beholden to respect your Windows data access settings. As always, be damned careful about installing apps from unknown sources.
With the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users have greater control over which apps can access their information, camera, microphones and other privacy-sensitive objects. Apps installed via the Windows Store will now require explicit permission to an app before it can have access.
The new rules only apply to apps installed from the Windows Store after the installation of the Fall Creators update. This setting controls whether or not to allow apps to access your user information.
Microsoft claims turning off Account Info access for an app may not allow it to work as intended. You can turn that access on or off on an individual basis. I suggest contacting the developer of any app you might have questions about and query them as to what type of Account Info the app uses. This switch decides whether Windows apps will have access to your Address Book. Uncle Al rolls old-school. As with the Account Info toggle, if you turn this off completely, or on an app-by-app basis, it may cause some apps not to operate as intended.
This is another subject you should contact the developer on for any app you might have questions about. This should be getting somewhat familiar by now. This switch controls app access to your Calendars. What you do in these settings depends on how you use your computer and the various apps that might need access to your Calendar information.
I myself did some experimenting with the settings until I found a level that offered a mixture of privacy and convenience that I could be comfortable with. If you turn this off, it disallows all apps from accessing any of your call history information. Turn this on, and you can set access to said info on an app-by-app basis.
Personally, I keep this turned off. However, your mileage may vary, and you may find you need to control this on a granular level. I barely trust any email provider not to monitor my inbox, let alone other apps. My email is my lifeline to the outside world. Virtually all of my communications with business associates, as well as friends and family, usually pass through my inbox. I am very protective of the years of information that bit of storage holds.
I turn this one completely off — but if you have a specialized app that actually needs access to your email, then you might want to do things on an app-by-app basis. Tasks can be another sensitive subject with me. It should be noted that the built-in Mail and Calendar apps will always have access to your tasks, no matter what settings you decide on, which makes sense.
Most of my messaging is performed through my Mac and iOS devices. On this screen, you can either go all the way, turning off messaging access for all apps, or leave general access turned on, and decide on an app level as to which apps really need access to your text messages. By enabling access, you could leave yourself open to tracking via your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals.
Access to radios are also used to share information, like files, messages and other centrally located info, so turning off app access may be ill-advised. This part of the Privacy dashboard allows you to pick and choose how apps share and sync information with those devices that do not already specifically pair with your computer. Any reputable developer should be more than happy to explain what the app might share. This is where you control how much diagnostics and usage data Windows will phone home to Microsoft.
The final option in this section is how often to allow Windows to ask you for feedback. As for me, I prefer to keep it to myself. Pick and choose wisely, my friends. In this final section of the Privacy dashboard, the user is required to decide whether or not to allow apps to access diagnostic data about other apps. Microsoft says some apps use diagnostic data from other apps to run as intended. While I know sharing is caring, I say turn this one off.
Otherwise, avoid this one like the plague. This section allows you to unblock apps from automatically downloading online-only files from OneDrive and other online cloud storage services. Microsoft Edge is the default browser in Windows Microsoft says Edge is clean, lightweight and fast. But nowhere do they mention that it is more secure.
Click that. Default things to clear include: browsing history, cookies and save website data, cached data and files, tabs that have been set aside or recently closed, download history, form data, passwords, media licenses and website permissions.
Also available are location data permissions, as well as webcam and microphone permissions. This is a great idea for the privacy-inclined — yet forgetful — users among us. I, personally, always click the following to clear it: browsing history, cookies and save website data, cached data and files, download history, form data and passwords.
This makes it a bit tougher for hackers, government agents and other bad guys to track my browsing habits via the Edge browser. This will open the rest of the privacy options available in Edge.
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