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CHAPTER 2: Connecting Devices With Confidence
HOW TO ADJUST SETTINGS ON ANDROID DEVICES
Make your
way to the
All Apps screen
on your phone
and locate the
single gear or cog
wheel icon with the word “Set- tings” underneath. A short dis- tance down the screen you will find the Privacy option. Inside this function you will be able to man- age choices to do with how your phone shares data. So now:
1. Review how apps access
the rest of your phone.
The Permissions Manager is a tool for reviewing and determining what apps can see and do with other tools on your phone. Review each app and decide which options make sense
for which apps, based on what they actually do.
Here's how:
• Settings -—>
• Privacy -—>
• Permissions Manager
2. Keep your lock screen free
of private information.
Unless you restrict “sensitive notifica- tions,” your phone will display them on your lock screen. Keep emails and texts about private subjects private. Here's how:
• Settings -—>
• Notifications -—>
• Sensitive notifications
SETTINGS
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How ad trackers work
Think of an ad tracker as an invisi- tion about your computer, physical
ble screen placed on top of a web page displayed on your device. Whenever you load the page or click anywhere on it, the tracker records your action — and possibly informa-
location, other website visits, and more — for delivery to the company that placed the ad. Such personal data is often sold and resold among other advertising and marketing