Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security and Privacy for Non-Techies

© Carey Parker 2023

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12. Armored Carriage: Your Mobile Castle

Carey Parker¹  

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North Carolina, NC, USA

 

Mobile devices have become integral parts of our lives—particularly smartphones like Apple’s iPhone and all the variants of Android phones. Unlike our desktop machines, mobile phones are mobile computers we carry with us everywhere, outside the more secure confines of our home. This chapter is dedicated to helping you make your smartphones more secure and private.

Fair warning, though… I’m an Apple person and I will admit that I carry a bias. I have several friends who are Android fanatics, and they swear by them. Of course, being privacy nerds like me, they don’t ...