MY PHONE HOLDS ALL MY SECRETS - WHY WOULD I WANT ANYONE ELSE READING IT?
So I was on the tube the other day; it was hot and I was bored – STILL haven’t remembered to set myself up for underground wifi – and I suddenly clocked that I was reading an article on the phone of the person next to me. Just sort of tilting my head over like the modern equivalent of reading someone else’s newspaper on the train. Oops. (Sorry person.) Now in my defence, the guy did have an iPhone 6+, which is basically like a television, and I wasn’t doing it consciously but still I felt like a creep and it made me wonder how many people had been sneaking glances at my screen on the side…
If you’ve ever hurriedly flipped your screen face down as messages have come in, you’ll know the stress of the covert conversation: to help you prevent absentminded strangers on public transport (or nosey housemates on the sofa) getting all up in your business, I’ve come up with some top tips for provision of your privacy.