Turn Off Certain Services On Your Smartphone

One particular mode that we don’t seem to even think about is Location Services. Unwittingly, when this is turned on, we’re allowing anyone and everyone to pretty much find out where we are, and when we’re there, including the time. And although it certainly comes in handy when having to find your way around on Google Maps or Waze, it also opens you up to potential stalkers.

Buy Brand New

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that if you buy a brand new phone, it will most probably come straight from the manufacturer, depending on where you get it from at least. But this is also one more way to help you keep your safety in check, since the only other people who have handled your gadget are the manufacturer, or the ones you happened to buy it from.