Technical expert and head of the application development department at Gem Space, Vahi Zakarian, revealed some simple steps that can be followed to protect smartphones from the risk of data spying.
During an interview with the Russian Prime website, the expert said: “There are hidden settings buttons in phones through which these devices can be protected from the risk of their data being spied on. Even when the user disables some applications on his device, these applications continue to collect data. Disabling them permanently does not lead to Improving privacy and even reducing device battery drain.”
He added, "For example, in devices running Android systems, sensors can be disabled all at once, such as microphones, cameras, and GPS systems. This can be done by going to the (Phone Information) option, then going to the (Program Information) section, and clicking on the (Phone Information) option. Build number) seven times, and in the (Developer options) item you need to go to the (Quick settings for developers) option, and then on the (Activate sensors) option. After that, a new icon will appear in the quick access panel, through which you can quickly disable access to the microphone and camera in any application you use.
As for iPhone phones, the expert said: “You can check which applications have access to the microphone, camera, and data for each option separately in the Privacy and Security menu. There you can completely block requests to track actions on websites and other applications.”
Russia is developing a quantum computer based on 12 superconducting qubits
Russian physicists plan to unveil this year the first Russian quantum computer based on 12 superconducting qubits.
This was stated by the chief researcher of the Russian Quantum Center Dmitry Chermoshentsev at the 18th festival "Science 0+", which was held last week at Moscow State University.
He said: “In 2019, Russia had only one quantum computer based on two qubits. Thanks to the quantum computing roadmap that the state company Rosatom supervised, we have made great progress, and now we have four different devices based on radically different technologies.” . He added, "If all goes well, this year we will increase the number of qubits in all the systems being developed. Among them is a computer based on 12 superconducting qubits."
As Chermushintsev noted, the rapid progress in the development of superconducting and ionic quantum computers, as well as their counterparts based on cold atoms, makes us hope that Russian physicists will be able to achieve all the fundamental paths of the first part of the quantum computing roadmap as early as 2024. With This makes it clear that physicists continue to work on all four tracks of the road map, as scientists cannot yet determine which type of quantum computers that have been studied is the most viable and future for application in practice.