[dba-Tech] Protection for phones

[Rocky Smolin]

Hit the send by mistake:

That's why I lwave my phone by the computer.  I never walk around with my
phone. I have a land line and have trained people not to call me on my cell
phone because I never answer it. That's been pretty successful.

Talking to someone on a cell phone is annoying because if the call lasts
more than 3 minutes, somewhere along the way 1) the call will get dropped,
2) they'll move into some area where I'll only hear every other word, 3)
they're in a noisy place where they can't hear me and we end up shouting at
each other.

The land line on the other had 1) never drops a call, 2) never moves into
an area where the transmission is weak, and is always in a quiet place - my
home. I love my landline.
When I first got the phone, I had the ringer on - like most people. Then,
in a movie or play, or concert, I had to turn it off.  Then I would forget
to turn it back on again. But then I would remember.  And then it would
ring at an inappropriate time and embarrass me. So I left it off from day
one.

But for my friends who are addicted to their phones and live with FOMO, I
can put a finger on them any time I want to.  They HAVE TO respond to their
phone.  I have that power over them.  Fortunately for them I don't abuse
the power. :o)

I know, dinosaur. And sorry about hijacking your thread about AV for the
Cell phone and turning into a rant about cell phones.

But I don't like cell phones - socially.  Not technologically.
Technically, they're wonderful. Socially, they're a disease.

r



On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 8:40 AM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's why I lwave my phone by the computer.  I never walk around with my
> phone. I have a land line and have trained people not to call me on my cell
> phonebecause I never answer it. THat's been pretty successful.
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 8:24 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hate the two-level authentication because I leave my phone all over the
>> place -- mostly because I rarely use it at home too. I still have a one
>> account that lets me choose between email and phone.
>>
>> I'm having more requests to send $$ using the cash apps that we talked
>> about
>> a few weeks ago. I don't really want to do it that way, but ... they don't
>> even want money orders in the mail -- too much trouble to deposit. People
>> want cash straight in their accounts.
>>
>> Susan H.
>>
>> Now you know my vice.
>>
>> Susan H.
>>
>>
>> I'm kind of an outlier in that respect. I  use my phone very little.  I
>> don't use it for transactions. I don't like to do stuff on the internet. I
>> don't read email on my phone.  The screen is too small.
>>
>> If I'm home, I don't need to use the phone for anything. QAnd I'm home
>> most
>> of the time.  If I'm out I don't want to be bothered with the phone.
>>
>> I use it for GPS, I'm being forced to use it for two factor
>> authentication.
>> And, in spite of my best efforts, I'm being dragged into texting.
>>
>> So I don't have a need for AV on my phone. I know, dinosaur. But I wonder
>> if
>> I need it?  I don't think I do, but I'm open to hearing differently.
>>
>> r
>>
>> On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 7:41 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > A while back we discussed cash apps. Now I'm wondering if any of you
>> > use any kind of virus/malware protection on your phone?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Susan H.
>> >
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