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| Safety tips for paying with mobile apps |
Here are a few safety tips for using these mobile apps:
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Install applications from reliable app developers only: There is every possibility for fraudulent app developers to wreak havoc on your phone once you have installed their app. If you inadvertently download an app from a lesser known, possibly a fraud team, company, they may hack into your mobile take control of the phone and the data in it.
TIP: Always download Apps from well-known companies.
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Consider ratings: A good rating generally means the seller is more reliable. Also you may have children under the legal age, and you may not want them to watch violence or any explicit content on such platforms. Well, you can always look at the content ratings provided, too.
TIP: Download apps that are G rated, and are suitable for use by all the members’ of the family.
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Grant permissions’ carefully: Apps require your permissions to save your passwords, to mark your location/ region, to store your credit card information, etc. Such permissions have to be given carefully after understanding the terms and conditions, the purpose for seeking such information, etc.
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Never give permissions to save passwords & card information, etc on mobile Apps.
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Regular clean-up of apps and your mobile phone: Check for apps that you do not use or need much, and delete such apps. Having apps that you do not use, not only eats up disk space, but also slows down the performance leading to frequent shut down, hang up, etc of the mobile. Such instance may lead to loss of data.
TIP: Clean-up your mobile of unused apps and data regularly, so sensitive info is either deleted or kept safe.
The
dominance and importance of Smart phones is increasing in our
day-to-day lives. They are no longer just tools and means of Data
exchange, but they provide infotainment, and can help complete many
business related and personal tasks with just the tap of your fingers.
As such they contain very sensitive information. It is very important
that you keep your data, and the phone very safe.
Some of the most reliable mobile banking and paying apps and solutions:
Or for a longer list of pay-by-mobile apps, visit this blog article on thenextweb.com
