Every day, we report on some of the intense news surrounding the always
unpredictable mobile world, as we should no doubt since it’s in our
veins to do so. However, with this piece, we’re taking a different spin
on the usual geeky news that we’re so fond of reporting. Frankly, we can
talk about some cool new innovation that’s about to hit the mainstream
on a smartphone, or get all giddy about the next big thing to come out,
but instead, we’re hitting it straight to the heart with a piece that’s
more personal to some people.
As we look back at the CTIA keynote that we covered last week, we weren’t initially as concerned hearing about Sprint CEO Dan Hesse talking about security and privacy in the mobile landscape, and instead, we kept on gravitating towards the need for more spectrum from Dan Mead of Verizon. However, the more we thought about it, Dan Hesse clearly had a point regarding mobile security. For most people, the first line of defense is nothing more than a simple lock of some sort on their device.
We’re not sure how some of you deal with your smartphones, but seeing that we’re constantly sending important messages, emails, and other content, it’s crucial for us to have some kind of lock on our device – even more when the unfortunate situation of losing our phone happens. However, if you’re starting a relationship with someone, it might throw off an alarm of some kind with your significant other. In our always connected digital world consisting of text messaging, email, and social networking, it’s easy for anyone to question one’s trustfulness.
Losing a phone contributes to the need for a phone lock
So why do we have locks on our devices? Obviously, there are a host of reasons that we can go through, but for argument’s sake, we’ll simply talk about the ones that cater around relationships. First and foremost, it might simply be none other than a natural inclination for people, as they’ve been accustomed to having it – due to either losing a phone in the past or being a victim of identity theft. In that rare event that your device is lost, or worse, stolen by someone, they can seemingly have a field day going through all of your personal stuff. From photos, messages, to contact information, your stolen phone could undoubtedly prove to be a headache in more ways than none – hence why some people opt to put on a lock afterwards.
As we look back at the CTIA keynote that we covered last week, we weren’t initially as concerned hearing about Sprint CEO Dan Hesse talking about security and privacy in the mobile landscape, and instead, we kept on gravitating towards the need for more spectrum from Dan Mead of Verizon. However, the more we thought about it, Dan Hesse clearly had a point regarding mobile security. For most people, the first line of defense is nothing more than a simple lock of some sort on their device.
We’re not sure how some of you deal with your smartphones, but seeing that we’re constantly sending important messages, emails, and other content, it’s crucial for us to have some kind of lock on our device – even more when the unfortunate situation of losing our phone happens. However, if you’re starting a relationship with someone, it might throw off an alarm of some kind with your significant other. In our always connected digital world consisting of text messaging, email, and social networking, it’s easy for anyone to question one’s trustfulness.
Losing a phone contributes to the need for a phone lock
So why do we have locks on our devices? Obviously, there are a host of reasons that we can go through, but for argument’s sake, we’ll simply talk about the ones that cater around relationships. First and foremost, it might simply be none other than a natural inclination for people, as they’ve been accustomed to having it – due to either losing a phone in the past or being a victim of identity theft. In that rare event that your device is lost, or worse, stolen by someone, they can seemingly have a field day going through all of your personal stuff. From photos, messages, to contact information, your stolen phone could undoubtedly prove to be a headache in more ways than none – hence why some people opt to put on a lock afterwards.
