ComputerWorld: 7 Android tools that can help your personal security

Forget security suites: These sensible tools are all you really need on your phone to stay safe.

By JR Raphael
Feb 12, 2016

This isn't your typical Android security story.

Most articles about Android security tools focus on malware-scanning suites like Lookout, Norton and AVG. But with the layers of protection already built into the platform, those sorts of apps are arguably unnecessary and often counterproductive -- or even needlessly expensive.

For most Android users, the seven tools below should cover all the important bases of device and data security. Some are third-party apps, while others are native parts of the Android operating system. They all, however, will protect your personal info in meaningful ways -- and without compromising your phone's performance. Plus, all but two of them are free.

(If you're an enterprise-level user, of course, your company may require extra layers of protection to safeguard shared data and separate personal info from corporate property -- but that's a whole other can of worms.)

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Make your way through this list, then tighten up your Google account security settings -- and breathe easy. Security doesn't have to be scary.

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