Privacy, in this age, seems to be a flight of fancy. Even separating the awareness Edward Snowden raised of the level of government surveillance, we live in a connected world. Almost every action we take online can be reviewed by someone.

I don’t think I’m alone in saying there are times I’d rather not have my actions scrutinized. It might be as simple as trying to make sure a gift I’m buying doesn’t show up in my history. Or, I could be fact-checking a Breaking Bad episode.

The reality is that we have devices with GPS chips that have near-constant connections to the Iinternet. Simply put, if you want to go on a crime spree, a smartphone is a poor companion.

What I will attempt to do in this article is go over some ways you can keep your Android or iOS device a little more safe from prying eyes.