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Do’s & Don'ts :
which reads 'Android Device Manager'.
From here, you can activate features that will locate
your device incase it is lost or misplaced, and you can also
remotely lock and factory reset your handset.
»» not download attachments on your phone from eDo
mails sent by unknown contacts.
»»
Before installing an app, take a look at the permissions it
seeks. For example, an app that allows you to scribble notes
After you've checked these options on your phone,
should not ask permission to see your contacts.
you can log on to the Android Device Manager website
»»
Install apps that have a good rating and a healthy num-
(www.google.com/android/
ber of downloads (at least over 10,000)
devicemanager)
using
your
Google account to control your phone remotely.
Protect your handset:
»» a PIN/Password on your lockscreen.
Use
»»Don't connect an app to your Google, Facebook and
An unprotected smartphone could prove to be a
Twitter accounts, unless you have very good reasons to do
soft target for hackers. To guard against malicious apps and
so. Just because an app asks you for your account details,
OS breaches, the AntiVirus Security Free by AVG Mobile,
doesn't mean you should comply..
Mobile Security & Antivirus by Avast Software, or Norton
Security antivirus. In most cases, the free versions get the
What is Email Apnea?
job done.
These tools check the apps you install for suspi-
You must have heard of sleep apnea, but did you
cious behaviour and even shield your phone from rogue
know about Email Apnea (EA)? The problem, say experts,
websites. Most free versions can also track your phone in-
affects 80% of internet users.
case it is stolen or misplaced; sound an alarm to help you
locate it, and even remotely wipe the data on a lost device.
Obesity expert, laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon
Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala says EA is a term coined by Linda
Snap the intruder:
Stone, a former IT executive.
If you want a tool that will help you identify the
person who has stole your smartphone, install Lockwatch
"It happens when a person becomes so engrossed
Anti-Theft by Bloketech. This app uses the front camera to
in his/her computer that he/she forgets to breathe. It is a
click a photo of the thief who has attempted to unlock your
variant of sleep apnea, which is commonly seen in obese in-
phone with the wrong code. It then e-mails the picture to
dividuals. Sleep apnea is characterized by pauses in breath-
you along with GPS location, making it easy for law enforc-
ing or instances of shallow or infrequent breathing during
ers to track and identify the thief.
sleep. EA happens when a person writing an e-mail or doing
any task on computer , which requires concentration either
The best part is that Lockwatch works silently in
the background, so a person trying to gain access to your
dozes off or has a momentary lapse in concentration ," says
Dr. Amit Saraf, consultant, internal medicine.
device doesn't even know he's been photographed.
Diagnosis:
Track your device:
If you notice any of the above symptoms, it war-
With Prey Anti Theft installed on your phone, you
rants a visit to your physician. "A polysomnography, com-
can track its geographical location as well as control the
monly known as sleep study, will usually nail the problem.
phone remotely. If there is no internet connection, you can
It provides a lot of information in terms of monitoring the
send an SMS command to the device to receive its geo-lo-
brain waves, muscle tone, airflow in the mouth and nose,
cation details. You can remotely lock the handset, unlock it;
heart rate and breathing behaviour," says Dr. Lakdawala.
display a message to the thief on its screen, sound an alarm,
take a picture of the crook, and even wipe the data from the
Treatment:
phone.
"EA is more common among obese individuals
and t H[