Thank you for saying this. I agree with OP concerning the article. I work in finance and if people knew just how clueless even we are when it comes to devices b

Thank you for saying this. I agree with OP concerning the article. I work in finance and if people knew just how clueless even we are when it comes to devices being compromised they would never use an app or website for banking again. Even if we can tell it wasn’t the account holder it’s extremely hard to do much more than that. No one knows what to tell the poor person either. I take a hit and get in trouble for my hour call giving instructions but rather that than see someone suffer. Also bad for people with stalkers/abusive partners. I don’t know why everyone says it’s so hard to compromise a device/number (either platform) when it’s not. Or maybe I’m just in a position where I see it more often and overall it is hard? My day job minimum of 2 a day, confirmed not counting otherwise. Volunteer work, its not as frequent but also don’t deal with same volume of people. It is creepier though and no one knows what to do. One case working w a big agency as it involves a high dollar amount and is ongoing and THEY can’t seem to give advice that works either. Person at this point went to a flip phone. Reset the phone? Didn’t work. Abandon all accounts, reset phone, cool. Didn’t work. K now all of the above and dump the number, and/or replace entire phone, latter usually works but not always. Sorry this is long here is my point in commenting. I wish someone with knowledge would take the time to do a solid write up for people with zero tech knowledge not just how to protect themselves but how to determine if/how they are compromised, log proof if possible (court etc) get rid of it and move forward safely, or as safe as possible for both android and IOS, a comprehensive write up. They would be a super hero. Literally help countless. It would help people like the 83 y/o grandma who got cleaned out THREE TIMES and cried to me begging for help on how to stop it, the women whose abusive exes show up at shelters because they have accessed sms or location despite the women using precautions given to them as the precautions are not up to date with what’s possible. Forgive me, it gets to me some of the most vulnerable people are dealing with this at an alarming rate and the people they are told to get help from genuinely don’t know what to do, while I know some it’s not enough to truly be of help say if someone has a well versed ex determined to hunt them down. These people could care less about the Gov knowing all, they just want to be safe.