Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.

Step One: Turn off phone.

Step Two: Turn it back on.

That’s it. At a time of widespread digital insecurity it turns out that the oldest and simplest computer fix there is — turning a device off then back on again — can thwart hackers from stealing information from smartphones.

Regularly rebooting phones won’t stop the army of cybercriminals or spy-for-hire firms that have sowed chaos and doubt about the ability to keep any information safe and private in our digital lives. But it can make even the most sophisticated hackers work harder to maintain access and steal data from a phone.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-government-and-politics-hacking-752db867fafbaba1f9cc34f7588944c5

[lagomorph777]

1. My phone has gotten fairly crappy and I reboot it often to try to make it better.

I dunno if it helps the performance, but happy to hear it can thwart hackers. I'm sure they're dying to see photos of my dogs and local insects.

[Binkie The Clown]

2. My flip phone has no data on it.

And no GPS. All it does is send and receive phone calls. Boring, retro, safe.

[MurrayDelph]

3. Trade secret

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