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Turn your phone off every night for five minutes, Australian PM says (www.theguardian.com)

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Interesting to hear such things discussed at that level. Turning it off is suggested to get rid of compromised background processes that might be spying on users. Obviously, this only help against malware that isn't permanently installed on a phone.

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[–] sidetrak 1 points 1 year ago

cybersecurity advice, saying forcibly closing apps could stop criminals from monitoring users or collecting data