Smartphone Privacy: Your smartphone stays awake even after you sleep, what does your phone do in the dark of night? Know the danger of privacy

News India Live, Digital Desk: Have you ever noticed that even when you are not using your phone while sleeping at night, when you wake up in the morning, its battery is reduced by 5 to 10 percent? If you think that your smartphone sleeps with you, you are wrong. The reality is that when you are in deep sleep, your phone is doing many activities behind the scenes which not only drain your battery but can also pose a big threat to your personal information. Let us know the truth of the digital world, which you will be surprised to know. ‘Data game’ goes on in the background. Smartphone companies and apps use the ‘Background Sync’ feature. At night, when the Internet is on, apps on your phone exchange data with servers. This includes updating your emails, backing up photos to the cloud, and app updates. But the dangerous thing is that some third-party apps can currently share your location history, contacts and browsing data with advertising companies. All this happens so silently that the user does not even know about it. ‘Spying’ on sensors and microphones? Many security experts believe that some suspicious apps can use the phone’s sensors at night. This includes the ‘accelerometer’ (which tracks your movements) and the ‘microphone’. Although companies deny it, it is often seen that in the morning you start seeing advertisements on Facebook or Instagram based on any conversation made at night. Keeping the phone active in the silence of the night can make a big dent in your privacy. It has a bad effect on the battery and processor. Keeping the phone active throughout the night is not only bad for data, but it also reduces the lifespan of your device. Due to background processes, the processor keeps working continuously, due to which the phone can become slightly warm. This drains the ‘battery cycle’ rapidly, causing the phone’s battery backup to drop within a few months. Apart from this, if any malware (virus) is in your phone, then it increases its activities only at night so that the user does not get suspicious. Follow these 3 magical tips to keep yourself safe. To protect your data and privacy, you should take some easy steps. First of all, make a habit of turning on ‘airplane mode’ before sleeping at night or at least turn off the internet (Wi-Fi/Data). Second, go to the phone’s settings and keep ‘Background App Refresh’ on only for essential apps. Third and most importantly, don’t hold your phone near your head while sleeping; Keep it at a distance of at least 3-5 feet so that the effect of radiation is reduced and your sleep is not disturbed.