Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz’s advice to regularly turn off iPhones for five minutes to protect against spyware is not entirely correct, as it does not protect against all viruses. the journalist said 9to5Mac Lucky Miller.
“Yes, such a reboot might slightly reduce the threat of phishing and spyware exploits, these are not threats that most users need to worry about,” he said.
According to Miller, in fact, the advice of the country’s prime minister will lead many users to begin to think of rebooting as a universal way to protect not only against hacking, but also from any virus.
“An iPhone user will read the Albaniz quote and believe that all they need to do to protect themselves and their device is to reboot their smartphone once a day. Actually, that is not true,” the journalist added.
He added that Apple has powerful features built directly into iOS that can help regular iPhone users protect themselves and their data. Among these features, Miller listed the Face ID system, enhanced security in the Safari browser, strict rules for placing apps in the App Store, and two-factor authentication.
Earlier in June, Australian Prime Minister Albaniz urged iPhone owners to regularly shut down their devices for five minutes to protect themselves from spyware that hackers could install remotely. HE announcedwhy does it help in the fight against user spying?