9 Ways Cyber Criminals Target You When You Travel

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8. Turning on your device’s location tracking

Keep your travel routes for you! When you let your phone track your location, you could be showing information about your travel patterns and frequented locations to hackers. You better turn off the location tracking on your phone before you hop on the plane, especially for individual apps such as social media, maps, or ride share apps.

“When on the road, it’s important to be vigilant not only with keeping your devices physically safe but also cyber safe,” Henderson says. Pro tip: Post your vacation photos when you’re already home!

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