Reporting Elections, Safety and Security of Journalists

application on your phone, as well as on the device of the
person with whom you plan to communicate. Then you
would use this application to send and receive encrypted
calls and/or messages. Encryption software is currently
only supported on a few models of so-called ‘smart’
phones.
Conversations between Skype and mobile phones are not
encrypted either, since at some point, the signal will move
to the mobile network, where encryption is NOT in place.
1.SECURITY-RELATED SETTINGS FOR ANDROID
1.1 ACCESS TO YOUR PHONE
Enable Lock SIM card, found under Settings -> Personal ->
Security -> Set up SIM card lock. This will mean that you
must enter a PIN number in order to unlock your SIM card
each time your phone is switched on, without the PIN, no
phone calls can be made.
Set up a Screen Lock, found under Settings -> Personal
-> Security -> Screen Lock, which will ensure that
a code, pattern or password needs to be entered in
order to unlock the screen once it has been locked. We
recommended using the PIN or Password option, as
these are not restricted by length. You can find more
information on creating strong passwords in How to
create and maintain secure passwords.

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