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Module 5

How To: Data-Protection on your Smartphone

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What is Data and why is it important?

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Why is that important?

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Your Phone knows a lot about you. Every time you use it, it collects information.This includes:

• What you tap on
• The Websites you visit
• Your Position
• The type of Phone you use
• Your Settings
• And a lot more

What is Data?

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Even if a Service is free, a company can earn money by collecting information about you.

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Your data has a lot of value!

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Most Websites make Money with Advertisements.

When a Company wants to sell their Products, they can put Ads on the Internet. Often they will use a Google Service for that, since many people use them.You have probably seen a lot of Ads, for example on YouTube or Google.

Want to know what Google thinks about you?

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Tap here

This will open a new page. You may need to log in with your Google-Account.Please come back here after you are done.

How do they know so much about me?Let´s make an Example

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Yes

Do you use Google Maps for navigation?

No

Interesting! If you haven`t changed any Settings, Google probably knows:

• Where you live
• Where you work
• What food you like
• How much you earn
• Your daily Routine
• What you do in your freetime
• ... and likely a lot more

Interesting! If you never use Google Maps, let`s try something else

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Yes

Do you use Amazon for Shopping or just looking at stuff?

No

Very relatable. If you haven`t changed any Settings, Amazon probably knows:

• How much money you earn
• What your Hobbies are
• If you have Children
• If you are married
• Where you live
• What you will buy in the future and when

Wow, you seem to use your Phone very rarely. That is not a Problem though! If you are still interested, you can continue below.

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Wow that is a lot, huh?And also a little concerning if you ask me.

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If they could, they would even like to know when you pick your Nose.

In general, you can be sure that every Website will collect every piece of Information they can.

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Let's have a look at what you can do to protect yourself against that.

On the following Slides we prepared three simple Settings to change on your phone for better protection.There will also be Step-by-Step Instructions after each Video.

Task 1:

Turn on "Do not track" in your Browser

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Step by Step: "Do Not Track"

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Tap on the three dots in the upper right corner
3. Tap on "Settings"
4. Tap on "Privacy and security"
5. Tap on "Do Not Track"
6. Turn on the Slider in the upper right Corner

Task 2:

Disable "Third-Party-Cookies" in your Browser

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Step by Step:Third-party Cookies

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Tap on the three dots in the upper right corner
3. Tap on "Settings"
4. Scroll down and tap on "Site settings"
5. Tap on "Cookies"
6. Change the selection to "Block third-party cookies"

Task 3:

Delete your Advertising-ID (This does not delete anything important)

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Step by Step:Deleting your advertising ID

1. Open your Settings
2. Search for the website you need
3. Search for the Menu Point "Google"
4. Tap on "Ads"
5. Tap on "Delete advertising ID"
6. Tap on the Blue button "Delete advertising ID"

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Congrats!With these settings you have made a great step to pretecting your Data.

There are many more things you can do to protect yourself even better. You can even turn off personalised Ads completely. If you have questions or want to know more, please ask the Team.

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Modul 5

How To: Data Protection on your Smartphone

Complete!