{"id":62705,"date":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/06\/26\/irl-episode-1-privacy\/"},"modified":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","slug":"irl-episode-1-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/irl-episode-1-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Three tips for phone privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine if a stranger walked up to you on the street and offered you delicious cookies for free, to find out what you\u2019re up to. What would you do? That\u2019s exactly the question we posed to people in Toronto in the premier episode of Mozilla&#8217;s new podcast series, <a href=\"https:\/\/irlpodcast.org\/?utm_source=internetcitizen&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=irl&#038;utm_content=trailercompanionep1\"><b>IRL with Veronica Belmont<\/b><\/a>. Here\u2019s a clip:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/simplecast.com\/e\/73551?style=light\" width=\"100%\" height=\"36px\" frameborder=\"2\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you would be bothered by someone following you around all day watching what you eat, what you read, where you go, how much you spend and so on, why aren\u2019t you bothered about it online?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s our modern life conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s convenient to share your information. Websites you visit will often collect data about you to better personalize your experiences with them. The information they gather through analytics might be used to make navigating their site easier or to show you more relevant offers. They also use <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/kb\/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer\">cookies<\/a> \u2014 small data files placed in your browsers \u2014 to remember language preferences or the contents in a shopping cart. On the surface, that all <em>sounds<\/em> helpful and fairly innocuous, but there&#8217;s more to it.<\/p>\n<p>And what if you just don\u2019t want \u2014 or need \u2014 to be collected, tracked, measured and served? What can you do about it?<\/p>\n<p>Here are three ways you can be a better boss of your personal information.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-406\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-406 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/06\/location-permissions-android-300x533.png\" alt=\"Check what permission you have given apps and take charge of your phone privacy\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the apps on my Android work just fine without location permission turned on, yet most of these requested it. I turned off location for the apps that I don&#8217;t think need to know where I am at any time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>1. Turn off location services\u2026 if you don\u2019t need them<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI was surprised to see how many companies were tracking my location through apps on my phone,\u201d said Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, Chief Marketing Officer at Mozilla. \u201cMore companies need to get smart about the data they\u2019re collecting by asking themselves, \u2018Do we need this data to provide the value we\u2019re trying to deliver, or are we casting a too-wide net by default, simply because we can?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for companies to realize that <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/view\/SzGGogdcUbwddBBEGnTa\/\">customer trust is on the line,<\/a>\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve disabled location services on my phone, and I turn it on only when I need it.<\/p>\n<p>There are times when having location turned on is useful, like when you\u2019re mapping a route, tagging a location on social media or hailing a Lyft. But many apps and sites don\u2019t need to know your location to function, yet they still request your location by default when you install them. Take a look under the hood, and turn off the ones you think don\u2019t need to track your whereabouts.<\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Check all permissions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Tidy up your phone every season by checking under the hood to see what permissions you have unwittingly enabled. You might be surprised to find out your favorite game has access to your photos, or your bank has access to your contacts.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re at it, delete unused apps and accounts. Your data might get sold when a service or app shuts down. If you don\u2019t use it, close it.<\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Browse with more focus<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>One way to avoid trackers on your phone is to block them in their tracks, which is exactly what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/focus\/\">Firefox Focus<\/a> does. Focus blocks ads with sneaky trackers that secretly collect your data, making it a great browser for phone privacy. Plus, you can wipe out your entire browsing session \u2014 passwords, history, cookies \u2014 in a single click. Bonus points: it\u2019s super fast! Those trackers following you around actually drag your speed down.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/focus\/\">Give it a try.<\/a><\/p>\n<table bgcolor=\"#d7d9f2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-408\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/06\/moz_podcast_IRLwVB_cover_300x300-150x150.png\" alt=\"IRL with Veronica Belmont\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Want more real talk?<\/h2>\n<p>The fact is, online vs. offline is a false distinction. We only have one life, and we live it online and off. Dive into the disconnect in our new podcast series called IRL, because online life is real life.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the full first episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/irlpodcast.org\/?utm_source=internetcitizen&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=irl&#038;utm_content=trailercompanionep1\">All Your Data Are Belong to Us<\/a>, when host Veronica Belmont talks with a private investigator, a data broker, a guy who claims his headphones secretly spied on him and more. What\u2019s their take on your data privacy? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n<p>Find IRL on our <a href=\"https:\/\/irlpodcast.org\/?utm_source=internetcitizen&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=irl&#038;utm_content=trailercompanionep1\">Website<\/a>, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine if a stranger walked up to you on the street and offered you delicious cookies for free, to find out what you\u2019re up to. What would you do? 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