New research shows that last year alone 7.1 million consumers had a smartphone that was irreparably damaged, lost or stolen and not recovered.
Some of the protections that consumers can use to protect themselves are to backup any data that is on the phone and to download apps that allow you to find your mobile device from a home computer if it goes missing.
One thing that can particularly help is using the phone’s password protection option to lock the screen, which many people do not use because it can be a hassle.
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