Technology advances by leaps and bounds and the environment is adapting more and more to new trends. Today we have to talk about certain chargers, the danger of using them and their expansion throughout the world. If you want to keep your privacy safe, we recommend that never shit your smartphone on a public USB charger. Not only is dangerous for your smartphone, it is also for your data. By doing this, you can be opening the door for anyone to enter your smartphone and know every detail of your data.
Public mobile chargers are not safe
For a few years the public mobile chargers they are in more and more places. Buses, metro stops, service stations, libraries, etc. In some cases these chargers are installed by companies and in others by the city’s public services. Whatever the company in charge of doing it you better not use them.
These chargers offer USB A connections so you connect your cable and start charge your mobile without having to find an outlet. There are also some that offer cables USB C or microUSB for the user who does not have one on hand.
Do you know who is behind these chargers? This is the question you should ask yourself whenever you are going to use one of these chargers. There may be a company that is not interested in your data, but are you sure that no one has accessed these chargers?
From time to time news appear talking about the hacks to public uploaders that download all the personal information of the users. Connecting any cable to your mobile is dangerous, because someone with enough knowledge could be stealing your data for purposes that you will not like.
When you use one of these chargers, nobody can assure you that it is completely safe, so from Pro Android we recommend do not use them in any case. It’s much better to find a standard outlet and plug in your own charger. A taking Public USB it’s too risky.