The occupiers can check the smartphones of civilians, so you need to be very careful
How to safely use a smartphone in the occupied territories / Photo: Collage: Today
In the conditions of the war in Ukraine, the smartphone has become not only the main means of communication, but also a real weapon – to report the location of the enemy or attack Russian sites.
But at the same time, you need to be careful, because in the occupied territories, the Russian military can check your smartphone.
Therefore, the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection prepared 9 tips for those who ended up in the temporarily occupied territories.
How to use a smartphone in occupation:
- Find an old work phone, which you can give at the request of the invaders. Store the phone you plan to use in a dry, warm place.
- Charge your phone whenever possible. Keep your power banks charged. Turn on austerity power saving mode or just power saving mode. Follow the instructions to save your smartphone battery.
- Download the files and pages you need to survive on your smartphone. Delete from the memory of your smartphone all content that can harm you when detained by the invaders: photos, videos, correspondence, downloaded files.
- The enemy monitors activities in the network of mobile operators through technical means of intelligence. Immediately delete your messages about the movement of Russian troops or atrocities from your phone. In case of danger, delete the chat immediately, and not individual messages. Use secret chats and send messages that disappear after a certain time.
- Use built-in phone locks to complicate the access of strangers to your data (password, graphic password, fingerprint).
- Install the Air Alert app (Android, iOS). Install TacticMedAid (Android, iOS) and First Aid (Android, iOS) apps. Download content from them for offline access.
- Do not distribute information from unofficial sourceseven from people you trust.
- For Kyivstar subscribers: receive information about the location of relatives or submit yours using the StarFind app. It also has a web version.
- Save copies of documents on your smartphone and the cloud (own and relatives): passports, birth certificates, TIN. Save them in secret folders and albums on your smartphone.
Source: Segodnya
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