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 If you've done everything we've suggested
 up until now, your phone

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 is reasonably private and secure.

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 You've reduced the amount of data

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 it's sending back to the manufacturer.

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 You've reduced your attack surface
 and increased your privacy by

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 removing apps you no longer need.

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 The apps you have kept, you've replaced
 wherever possible with

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 companies who respect your privacy and

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 take extra measures to secure your data.

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 And honestly, for most people,
 this is enough.

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 But if you're watching this course,

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 you're probably not like most people.

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 Nothing is ever perfect or unhackable,
 but you're probably wanting

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 to get your phone as close
 to that as possible.

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 And that's what this video is about.

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 The best way to make your iPhone as

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 secure as possible is to enable
 lockdown mode.

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 Lockdown mode makes a considerable number
 of changes to iPhone that

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 will harden the security, but does come
 at the cost of convenience.

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 Depending on how you use your iPhone,
 you may not notice this at

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 all, or you may find it too much to

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 work with, or somewhere in between.

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 Some of the changes include things like
 disabling link previews and

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 attachments in messages, blocking certain
 web elements like some

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 fonts or images, not automatically
 joining insecure Wi-Fi networks,

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 disabling 3G cell service, and more.

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 Even turning on lockdown mode, however,
 is not a panacea.

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 For example, your phone will still

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 ping cell towers as you move around town.

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 This is where you're gonna have to

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 start changing your habit's lifestyle.

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 One technique is to leave your phone in

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 airplane mode and only connect to Wi-Fi.

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 This will prevent your phone
 from pinging towers.

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 And since we've already changed the
 settings to ensure that iOS

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 randomizes your Mac address, there's

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 very little risk of being
 tracked this way.

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 Personally, I recommend simply leaving

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 your phone at home when
 you don't need it.

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 If you're going somewhere and you already
 know how to get there,

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 you don't need the navigation
 app on your phone.

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 Listen to the radio on the drive and
 discover some new music.

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 If you'll need a ticket
 or something, like

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 going to a concert, print it
 out ahead of time.

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 Not to be preachy, but personally, I
 find my time hanging out with

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 friends is a lot more meaningful when

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 I put my phone away and I'm present.

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 I know it's not always an option, but
 when it is, I recommend it.

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 Try to avoid tying any phone
 to your name.

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 I know that's a tall order and may
 be illegal in some countries,

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 but in the US, for example, you can buy
 your phone in cash directly

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 from the manufacturer instead of financing
 one with your carrier.

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 This means going directly
 to an Apple store

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 or ordering directly from
 Apple's website.

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 If you're hesitant to give
 Apple your money,

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 try to buy a used phone on
 secondhand markets.

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 We still recommend buying the newest
 model that you can afford in

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 order to ensure that you're

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 getting updates for as long as possible.

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 You can even go a step further by creating
 a brand new Apple ID for

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 each new phone, but there are
 drawbacks to this.

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 For one, you'll have to buy any
 paid apps all over again.

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 For another, companies are making it
 increasingly harder to make

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 new accounts privately, so
 you may struggle to

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 make an account that doesn't
 immediately get locked.

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 We also recommend cell carriers who don't

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 require your identity to set up service.

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 Carriers like Mint Mobile, for example,
 don't verify your ID and

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 you can attach any name you
 like to the service.

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 And whatever you do, please don't root
 or jailbreak your phone.

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 This introduces a huge host of security
 vulnerabilities and we

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 believe that it never justifies whatever
 you're trying to do.

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 This brings us to the end of our course.

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 Needless to say, this is just
 the tip of the iceberg.

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 There is no one way to do privacy.

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 There's a million ways to set up and
 use your phone, each with

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 various advantages and drawbacks.

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 There's a saying that iron sharpens
 iron, meaning that when we all

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 learn from each other, we make each

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 other better and everyone
 grows and learns.

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 In that spirit, we'd highly recommend
 you get engaged with our

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 community to connect with other privacy

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 enthusiasts who can offer tips,
 advice, and encouragement.

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 We've only covered the basics
 of phone privacy.

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 There's still more apps, more strategies,
 and just more in general.

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 Privacy is more of a journey than a
 destination and the goal is

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 simply to be a little bit
 better each day.

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 Thanks for watching.

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