Despite the smartphone craze of the past 5 years, featurephones are still king in much of the world. From the perspective of activists, rights defenders, and journalists, they cannot be ignored. And feature phones have plenty of built-in capability to help users stay safer. During the course of our research, we've uncovered valuable features that even the most experienced users may not be aware of.
As a part of SaferMobile, a project of MobileActive.org, we've focused on documenting the most important ways that a user can lock down a mobile handsets. No external apps or special tools are required, just a charged battery. We've condensed these tips into single-page, device-specific reference guides for a variety of makes & models that get straight to the point. And yes, we made sure to cover smartphones and featurephones.
As of June 2011 we've developed guides for a number of Nokia devices, as well as two of the more popular BlackBerry and Android handsets currently in the market. We're actively looking to expand our coverage, and would like to do so based on their popularity in MENA. If you're aware of any handsets that we should cover ASAP, please let us know by contacting us.
To learn more about the Mobile LockDown Guides and download them in the format of your choice, please visit the SaferMobile wiki!
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