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Crime Prevention Advice – Protecting your Mobile Phone |
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Dear West Putney residents,
Your phone is one of the most valuable personal items you may have on you at any time, and it is important that you keep it always protected especially with the information that can be found inside.
What I would recommend doing is the following:
Turn off message previews Turn off message previews, so that thieves won’t see any messages about reset or login codes when your phone is locked. I would recommend also doing this for messaging applications such as WhatsApp, so that thieves cannot see your messages.
Protect High-Value Apps Secure high-value apps, such as banking apps and digital wallets, behind biometric identification. Alternatively, use strong passwords that you don't use on other accounts. Never store these passwords on a 'note' file on your phone where a thief could find them.
Help setting your phone up See your device's help pages for help with device location tracking, account recovery and message preview settings. Google help pages for Android phones You can also refer to your phone's manufacturer website for help.
The Met Police has an extensive advice guide on protecting your phone, I would recommend going through the list and applying the protective measures you deem appropriate. You can find the link here.
If you would like to report a crime call 101, in an emergency always call 999. If you would like to report online, click on this link: https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report
Kind regards,
West Putney Safer Neighbourhoods Team | ||
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