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(Sputnik) – "Wherever you are observant", nobody would have imagined to be an observer of this kind, as a result of the publication of a series of secret documents revealing the CIA's surveillance of all smartphones of the world.
But of course, knowing that you are an observer and that you can follow yourself on your smartphone worries the privacy of your data, especially since their use may not be for security reasons.
Some companies exploit the malicious methods used to track a person by accessing and targeting them in a very disturbing advertisement.
The Wired website said that WikiLeaks revealed in its new clbadified documents that US intelligence agencies can spy on and track anyone around the world through a series of malicious methods used only by hackers.
According to these documents, US intelligence agencies can determine where anyone, with friends, family members, or colleagues around the world, uses a laptop, personal computer, smart phone, or operating system. Windows, Mac or Android. "Or" IOS ".
The documents indicate that the CIA relies on a wide range of malware, launched on the Internet and intended for users around the world, and taking advantage primarily of devices using general Wi-Fi networks.
WikiLeaks said these documents were part of a US intelligence project called ELSA, which dates back to 2013, which specifically targets all Windows PCs and laptops, and which was developed to include all smartphones.
But Digital Trends, a technology company, presented what it calls "the complete guide to protecting your phone from any monitoring or surveillance."
The technical site pointed out that the follow-up operations are often "anonymous" before being sold either to intelligence agencies or to advertising agencies, which provide complete information, whether it is your place of residence or one where you prefer to shop, or even go to clinics or cafes. And your favorite restaurant.
The report provides ideal ways to prevent any application from tracking your position, whether on Android or iOS.
Search applications
Before you know the best way to prevent apps from following you, you need to know which applications can access your site first.
You must first examine the applications on your smartphone to see if they can access your location data.
You need to know if these apps use legitimate reasons to track these apps based on your location or if there is a real reason to track them for your location because apps are not working properly when you stop following your location , such as Google Maps. .
Total ban on Android
If you have an Android phone, you can completely disable tracking of the position, but it is slightly different from one phone to the other, which will look like this:
– Google Pixel 3: Go to Settings, the "Security and localization" icon, then enable the Change location option to prevent any application from accessing your location.
– Samsung Galaxy S 9 Plus: go to Settings, then the icon, then go to the site and disable it.
– Huawei P20 Pro: Go to the settings, to the security and privacy icon, then to the location services, and disable access to my location.
Note:
– But if you stop following all the applications of your site, your follow-up will stop, the answer will be "No".
Because there are still applications that can reach you via the IP of your device.
– Disabling your location means that if you lose your phone, you will not be able to find it, you will never see it, and some apps such as Google Maps and others may not work.
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