Reporting Elections, Safety and Security of Journalists initiated by applications running in the background or remotely by your mobile carrier. 1.5 CALLER IDENTITY If you want to hide your caller-ID, go to Phone Dialler -> settings -> Additional Settings -> Caller ID -> hide number. 1.6 SOFTWARE UPDATES To ensure that your phone remains secure it is strongly recommended to keep your software updated. There are two types of updates that need to be checked: The phone operating system: go to: settings -> About phone -> updates -> check for updates. 2. Apps you have installed: Open the Play store app, from the side menu select My Apps. Note: When updating your phone’s software, it is important to do it from a trusted location such as your internet connection at home instead of somewhere like an internet cafe or free WIFI hotspot. 1.CHECK YOUR APP PERMISSIONS Review all permissions one by one to make sure only apps you use can use them. The following permissions should be turned off in apps you do not use, and considered suspicious when used by apps you do not recognise: • • • • Location Contacts SMS Microphone 41