Author Topic: Phone internet security  (Read 1252 times)

Okay so I just got a phone with 3G internet, and I've got a question about security because I'm as dull as a club when it comes to this. If I log onto the forums via my phone, is my login information in danger (meaning is it any easier for anyone to get a hold of my login if I use it on my phone than on a computer)? What if I save it on my phone's browser? The main reason I ask is because of the incidents where people have stayed logged in on a computer by accident and someone spammed using their account (or so we're told by the "victim", whether you believe them or not is up to you), and I really don't want that to happen to me.

Put a lock on your phone.

That's not even remotely what I'm talking about.

Log out. Simple as that,

You said the main reason is you wouldn't want to be in a situation where someone goes onto your stuff and spams
If you put a pass on the entire phone, or your phones browser, you wouldn't have to worry about it

Why would anyone get on YOUR phone anyway

Just turn Bluetooth off in public places.

You said the main reason is you wouldn't want to be in a situation where someone goes onto your stuff and spams
If you put a pass on the entire phone, or your phones browser, you wouldn't have to worry about it

Why would anyone get on YOUR phone anyway

I'm not talking about people doing it through my phone. I'm talking about people doing it from the internet.

Off-Topic, but... what phone did you get?


I'm not talking about people doing it through my phone. I'm talking about people doing it from the internet.
That depends on the site.

And do you happen to know if these forums are one of said sites?

Tom

I think you should be fine unless you jailbreak it.

Droid Incredible.
I might get one of those soon :D

Anyway, I heard somewhere that the user's phone actually messed up the forum, and gave someone else's ban message to him. But he wasn't banned.

It was called "Blockland Forums + Phone Confusion" or something along those lines.

Tom

I might get one of those soon :D

Anyway, I heard somewhere that the user's phone actually messed up the forum, and gave someone else's ban message to him. But he wasn't banned.

It was called "Blockland Forums + Phone Confusion" or something along those lines.
I'm not sure how phones are assigned an IP address, but if most people on the same carrier have the same IP, all of them will be IP banned.