Privacy scenarios
Real situations where privacy on your phone matters, from a partner who knows your passcode to crossing a border, with calm, practical steps.
Privacy is rarely abstract. These pages start from real moments, everyday, travel, legal and professional, and walk through what you can do, gently and honestly.
Everyday boundaries
Your partner knows your passcodeKeeping some privacy when a partner can unlock your phone.Showing one photo without someone scrollingShare one picture on screen without opening your whole camera roll.When a child uses your phoneLet a child play on your phone without stumbling into private things.Sharing a home with someone who snoopsProtect your phone when someone at home tends to look through it.After a breakup, when an ex had accessReclaim your phone and accounts after a relationship ends.Keeping a surprise privateKeep gift ideas and party plans hidden until it is time.
Travel and device access
Traveling abroad with your phonePrepare your phone and photos for a trip, from packing to the border desk.Your phone is lost or stolenWhat to do first when your phone goes missing.When your workplace checks devicesKeep personal life separate from a work-managed phone.Lending your phone or passing it aroundHand your phone over briefly, or around a table, without exposing everything.
Legal and medical records
Keeping evidence of abuse saferStoring records of abuse with your safety first.Keeping records for a custody caseOrganized, private records for a custody matter.Documenting a rental problemClear, dated records of a rental problem.Carrying medical records to appointmentsMedical paperwork on hand, kept private.Photos for an insurance claimClear photos and receipts for a claim.Saving evidence of online harassmentCapturing and keeping records of harassment.
Professional confidentiality
Journalists protecting source materialKeeping source material safer on a phone.Therapists and session notes on a phoneCare with client notes on a personal phone.Lawyers carrying client documentsClient documents on a phone, handled with care.HR teams handling sensitive filesCare with sensitive HR files on a phone.Freelancers and unreleased client workUnreleased client work, kept under wraps.
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