You are never sure whether or not anyone else other than you are seeing your text message, photos, calls , contacts and much more. Moreover, with the advancement of technology and advent of several spying apps things have become even easier than before. You do not need the phone to see the text messages for that matter and in such cases if your phone has years of emails, text messages and personal information then your personal identity can be in jeopardy. Nothing will be safe if someone has such access to your phone not even the voicemails, GPS location data, your family photos, notes, browsing history and even the files that you have long deleted.
Need Of A Passcode And Tracking App
In modern times a phone is not merely a calling device as the advent of smartphone has changed the entire concept of phone usage. It is your source of entertainment and element for relaxation, your gaming partner and your TV, your music store and your camera, your computer and your office, your family history and in short your life all wrapped within a thin and sleek confinement of plastic, metal and glass. Imagine what will happen when someone else snoops and sneaks into your life, the phone. Therefore, to prevent other people from seeing other peoples text messages there are useful features like setting a passcode and software like a tracking app that you can use.
Recover Or Wipe
These apps and software are not only meant for unfair practices like seeing other people’s text messages but also for beneficial purposes as well. Assuming that your phone is lost or stolen and you do not want your personal or business information to fall into wrong hands, these apps can be of a great help in such situations. You can either recover or even remove the files and information remotely provided your phone has the app installed beforehand. If you know how to use these, then these passcodes and tracking apps can prevent unwanted and illegal snoops.
When Spying Apps Are Good
It is true that with the spying apps one can snoop into your phone without you knowing about it as it will be hidden recording everything that you do with your phone. But there are instances when such spying apps can be a good thing and legal as well. Most kids, irrespective of their age, possess a smartphone and are obsessed with it as well. Parents wonder what their child does with it and worries about child safety. Therefore, when opening lines of communication with your kids fail, you can keep a tab on them with the use of these apps installed in their phone.
Persons To Install
Sometimes a tab is required to keep on the employees by the employers but the question of legality always comes to the mind. Ideally and legally, any individual or companies that own a phone, tablet, or computer and gives out to their kids or employees can install spying software with or without a written consent.