Keeping your personal information and data safe in today’s digital world is super important now more than ever.
This is why you should be extra conscious of what apps and other things you download onto your smartphone. These things can come with their own set of risks, and do things like put your privacy in jeopardy. Using information from tech pros, we’re listing 3 apps that can end up risking your information more than you may realize. Read more about them below.
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3. Voice Memos
Some people can't imagine using their iPhone without their Voice Memos app, as they might use it for note-taking, rehearsing something, submitting recordings, etc. However, there are also a large number of iPhone users who don't ever really use it, and any old recordings sitting in the hardly-used app take up more space than you might imagine.
People are surprised by voice memos because they appear to be innocuous," says tech pro Ankush Chowdhury. "However, I've come across phones that have hours of unintentional recordings from pocket use. About 30 MB is needed for each hour of audio, and some customers had 20+ hours saved without realizing it."
2. Temu
Online shopping is one of the most common ways to get things right now, and Temu, an overseas site that offers extremely discounted and cheap products of a large variety, has become a go-to for people needing things on a budget. However, it doesn't have a good reputation for safety.
"Actually, the FBI warned in its public notice about foreign-developed mobile apps that Temu is on the alert list," noted cybersecurity expert Jurgis Plikaitis. "The app is aggressive because it merges highly accurate location data with a list of all installed applications. This list is a unique fingerprint, revealing banking, dating, health, and even medication apps."
1. Apple TV
Over the years, more and more streaming services have been introduced, and Apple TV has become an increasingly popular one. However, if you're not using it, you should delete it from your iPhone to save some space. It takes up more data than you think, and is essentially useless if you're not a subscriber.
"We found that Apple TV pre-stores promotional information, app preview videos, and video cache, even if the user never accesses the application," explains tech research pro Hanna Parkhots.
