You can regain control of your privacy when use a device with Android operating system. Just follow the tips you’ll find under these lines to know how to limit what your applications can do, the amount of personal data that you send to the cloud and much more
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Location and permissions your apps
Since the arrival of Android Marshmallow, Google led his system control permits quite similar to iOS applications, which means you can disable or activate individual permits (including access to your location) in each of the my to install on your mobile. To see what you can access your applications and make any necessary changes simply go to the settings menu, there go to the section “Applications” where you must touch the gear icon located at the top and select “Application permissions “.
you can disable any permission to do not feel comfortable. In some cases you may receive a warning message about what you’re doing, but the truth is that disable any of these permits should completely ruin the use of the app . Another option you have is to put pressure on the specific application you want to analyze, and there see individually all permissions to which you have access.
Google Settings
Google has its claws very stuck in the Android operating system. But it can be verified as much data accumulates Google of your Internet activity with only access to the application “Google Now” on your menu my and from there access their section Settings, where you can see the amount of data that Google may collect about you and how you use your smartphone , from the locations visits to your search history.
If you want to improve a little your privacy go to options “Account and Privacy” and there the section “Control of the activity of Google”. From there you can disable different types of tracking and monitoring by Google, such as searches using voice, YouTube videos and others, and delete your past activities (and this is something that can also be done from the web).
More settings Google
from the Settings menu Android you can go to the section “Google” and from there find a lot of related to your privacy options, although some of them are shortcuts to the website of your Google account so there you do the necessary changes. For example, you can access the “Personal Information and Privacy” and there “Your personal information” to modify data that Google stores about you.
You can also access “Ad Settings” and there you will find a marked option that says “interest-based ads” if that means disable ads on your Android will not be so related to your searches and tastes. You can even reset your “advertising ID” from the same screen. And remember, since this section you will find many shortcuts that will send you straight to the relevant configuration pages in your Google account.
Chrome and web
Chrome for Android has its own privacy settings. Press the menu button (three points located vertically in the application) and from there go to Settings and then the Privacy section. From there you can activate the “Do not track” (although many websites choose to ignore this), clean the cookies and data cache Google, and more.
from the home page settings in Chrome you can access a section called “site settings” and set permissions as location, access to the camera and more, individually for each website you want. Also Chrome has a Incognito mode, which means that it will not track your navigation while you use it (although remember that pages you visit can recognize if you use your credentials to log on to their services).
Other applications and settings
Of course many applications available for Android, from Facebook to Monument Valley , have their own privacy and security options. Of course, it depends on the developer and not the operating system determine how these apps collect and use your data. If you’re worried about your applications collect a lot of data you can simply keep the amount of my installed on your mobile to a minimum. If you do not use, delete it.
If you’re worried is that a snoop take your phone and check your stuff can set a pattern to unlock your smartphone, and some phones even have a function to encrypt your data (reviewed in section Security settings menu to see if your model has it). If you want to know more about how Android collects your information, visit the official website of Google.
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