Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist
608-224-5007 or jerad.albracht@wisconsin.gov
Each day in October, the Consumer Protection Bureau will post a new tip via email and Facebook to help you and your family members stay safe online, avoid scams, and protect your identities.
Tip #14: Lost phone? Bad. Lost data? Worse.
If your smartphone or tablet is lost or stolen, you want to have a fighting chance at finding it or at least at wiping out any personal data before it’s accessed by the wrong party. For this purpose, there are tracking applications either built in or available by download for all of the major mobile device operating systems.
If you are a Google Android user, your device includes Android Device Manager. Apple’s devices include Find My iPhone. Using these features, you can remotely locate your device or lock or erase your device…but you need to make sure these features are active and properly set up before you run into trouble. Read up on these services and make sure they are running on your devices. #CyberAware
Please share these tips with friends and family members! Be #CyberAware!
For media inquiries, please contact Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, at 608-224-5007 or jerad.albracht@wisconsin.gov
