Most iPhone users, 61%, and BlackBerry, 62% replied that he had a security code for your phone, protecting the data. This contrasts with 49% of Android users, while 39% of users do not take any precautions Android. It is important to have a backup of the information stored in your phone and put some protection so that in case of loss or theft, are not exposed to prying eyes.
This does not mean it’s impossible for a thief who finds the phone or access the data (the password for the iPhone, for example, can be obtained in 18 minutes), but at least deters the majority who do not have the technological expertise to do.
Takes a lot of awareness about and few users fall into account worth more information on the device that the device itself. Although the media publish guides to protect the information of the devices for years (like this and this one), the work of education never ends.
Your cell phone can be infected with viruses or Waldemar?
Although this question was only made for iPhone users and Android, it is known that the former are less vulnerable because the control that Apple made on the platform for their mobile phones and Android being open platform (open source) are more. The trouble is that many users believe they are safe, both iPhone, with 36%, and Android, by 32%, indicating that requires information and education about it.
If you lose your smartphone, you know how to find it.
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