Mobile application security features are very important to maintain the privacy of user data. After all, who would be comfortable interacting if not guaranteed safety?
In addition to doing prevention independently, when active in social media we can also use the security features provided.
Here are the security features that some popular social media apps have.
There are a number of security tools provided by Facebook, such as Reporting, Blocking, and Privacy Settings.
The Reporting feature can be used if you find unnatural uses of Facebook (FB), such as reporting that an account has been hacked, someone posted a picture of your child without permission, and so on.
Related to privacy, FB also provides various features to help you set who can see your profile, namely:
Basic privacy settings and tools
Find out more about how privacy works for minors
Learn about Graph Search privacy
In addition to the above features, there are also additional security features, including:
Blocking: preventing someone from contacting or viewing your FB content.
Activity Log: record all your activities on FB.
Social reporting: to help users deal with issues that do not violate Facebook’s terms and conditions.
View As: view your FB timeline for users who are not Friends.
Timeline review: review photos or posts you tag before they appear on your timeline.
App privacy: control what you share with third-party apps.
Review tags: allows you to review the tags your friends have added to your posts.
Location: review when your location was shared, including removing your location from existing posts.
Instagram (IG) is the social media application with the 4th most active users in the world according to Statista data as of January 2022. The security features provided by IG are quite complete, namely:
Block: when you use this feature, the person you block cannot see your posts or search your Instagram account.
Report: you can report inappropriate posts, comments, or accounts by using this feature.
Delete or Report Comments: you can delete spam comments by swiping to the left.
Privacy Settings: features to private your IG account. Anyone who wants to see your post must submit a follow request. You can confirm or delete the request.
Location settings: you can share the location of each post, this can also be edited later.
- YouTube
There are 720 thousand hours of new videos uploaded every day on YouTube (Earthweb, May 2022). As such, security features, such as reports and restricting access to inappropriate content, help filter you from certain content.
There are various useful features:
Flag content: report content that violates community guidelines.
Restricted mode: restricts access to age-inappropriate content.
Video privacy settings: you can make videos public, unlisted, or private.
Block: prevent viewers from commenting on your videos or sending you messages.
Comment moderation: monitor who can post comments on your videos.
File a privacy complaint: you can request the removal of videos that feature your photo, full name, or personal information.
The WhatsApp messaging app has many digital app security features capable of securing text, image, voice, and video messages (end-to-end encryption).
WhatsApp also has other security features that are in addition to end-to-end encryption technology, namely:
Two-step verification (2FA): this feature helps prevent a user’s WhatsApp account from being accessed if the SIM card/cellphone is stolen or the phone number is hacked. You can enable this feature from Settings > Account > Two-Step Verification > enable.
Touch ID or Face ID: WhatsApp also allows its users to add extra security with Touch ID and Face ID (iOS users) or fingerprint ID (Android).
Group privacy settings: Group privacy allows users to control who can add them to WhatsApp groups.
Profile privacy: WhatsApp also allows users to control what details are visible to the contact list. You can also restrict last Seen, profile photo, about, and Status in WhatsApp’s privacy settings menu.
By knowing the security features on social media applications, users are expected to be able to avoid various crimes (cyber crime).
- TikTok
The application, which is the most popular platform 2021 version of Cloudflare (a web security and performance company), also wants to make sure its users are safe with various security features.
Privacy settings: control who can see your videos. If you have a personal account, your friends must first request to follow and be approved so they can see your content.
Block: if something is annoying on TikTok, you can block it.
Delete: if there are followers who bother you, you can swipe left to delete them.
Report: if you see inappropriate content on TikTok, you can report it by clicking the three dots icon and clicking ‘report abuse’. Parents who are concerned about what their child is posting can send an email to info@musical.ly.
F5 Features, SimobiPlus Mobile Banking Application Security
Mobile banking application security features provide a sense of security and comfort to users when transacting. Therefore, it is important for every banking application to have multiple layers of security.
Although mobile banking applications have been widely used by banking customers, there are still doubts whether mobile banking applications are safe to use. The F5 DIC (Device Integrity Checking) feature in the Bank Sinarmas application, SimobiPlus, answers it. You do not need to worry when transacting using #SimobiPlus because F5 will monitor the device’s operating system.
Later, the F5 feature will monitor applications that carry malware and are downloaded outside the Play Store/App Store. If there are indications of malware or other security gaps, the application will be automatically blocked and cannot be used to protect your data.
So, no need to hesitate to meet your financial needs with Bank Sinarmas mobile banking. Download SimobiPlus now, not only safe but also a lot of convenience.