Originally Posted by
MidlifeCrisis
I have written apps for iPhone and Android, including ones to intercept messages. I would not consider anything on a phone to be securely private, and I don't trust any of the big companies to have the consumer's best interests at heart. We have all seen lots of "leaks" between apps where something you are discussing or searching for crops up in ads that are sent to you.
That is why I keep a punting phone, entirely separate, and not used for anything else, especially social media. That way, if such leaks occur they do no harm.