For a fifth of users, their own smartphone and the data stored on it are an absolutely private matter. 21 percent would not allow anyone else access to their own device, as shown by a survey by the digital association BITKOM among 1,004 people in Germany aged 16 and over, including 780 smartphone users.
Children are much more skeptical
According to this, at least every second person would grant their partner access. A third would also give the smartphone to their own children - although there is apparently more skepticism the other way around: only 13 percent would give their parents access to their own device.
When it comes to friends, 27 percent have no problem handing them their own cell phone.
“The thought of giving their smartphone into other hands is unpleasant for many users. For many people it’s part of their privacy.”
BITKOM expert Sebastian Klöß
Protect data and passwords
In any case, it is important to always protect sensitive data such as passwords or banking apps from unauthorized access, advises Klöß. Incidentally, only one in 20 smartphone users would give their own device to a stranger for a call.
Source:
Press release
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