Privacy Protection settings
You can select information that the app hides for confidential contacts, configure Privacy Protection automatically when the device switches to power-saving mode, and configure remote enabling of Privacy Protection by SMS command from another mobile device.
Information to hide
Information and events that the app hides for confidential contacts. You can select types of information to be hidden:
- Contacts. If the check box is selected, the app hides information about confidential contacts in the device's phonebook, and does not show their numbers for incoming calls or in call history. If the check box is cleared, the app displays information about confidential contacts in the device's phonebook, and shows their numbers for incoming calls or in the call history.
- SMS history. If the check box is selected, the app hides incoming and forwarded SMS messages that have been read, and SMS drafts related to confidential contacts. If the check box is cleared, the app displays incoming and forwarded SMS messages that have been read, and SMS drafts related to confidential contacts.
- Incoming SMS. If the check box is selected, the app blocks the signal and notification on receipt of a new SMS message from a confidential contact, and hides the message in the inbox. To view incoming SMS messages for the period of time when Privacy Protection was enabled, disable Privacy Protection. If the check box is cleared, the app does not block the signal and notification on receipt of a new SMS message from a confidential contact, and displays the message in the SMS inbox.
- Call history. If the check box is selected, the app hides call history for confidential contacts (for example, accepted, outgoing, or missed calls). If the check box is cleared, the app displays the call history for confidential contacts.
- Incoming calls. If the check box is selected, the app blocks incoming calls from confidential contacts and hides on-screen information about the call. As a result, the caller receives a busy signal. To view incoming calls for the period of time when Privacy Protection was enabled, disable Privacy Protection. The app hides information about skipped calls in the call history if the Call history check box is selected. If the Incoming calls check box is cleared, the app allows incoming calls from confidential contacts.
Automatic hiding
Privacy Protection can be enabled automatically once a specific amount of time has elapsed after the device switched to power-saving mode. The following options are available:
- Disabled – the app does not enable Privacy Protection automatically. You can enable Privacy Protection from the app (main window of Kaspersky Mobile Security > Privacy Protection > Hide information) or from another device by sending an SMS command to your device.
- No delay – automatically hide information immediately after the device switches to power-saving mode.
- After 5 minutes, After 10 minutes, After 15 minutes, After 30 minutes – automatically hide information after the set time interval once the device has switched to power-saving mode.
Hide by SMS command
Allow / block the remote start of Privacy Protection on your device using the SMS command hide: <code> (where <code> is the secret code to Kaspersky Mobile Security on your device).
If the function is allowed on the device, when the device receives an SMS command, it enables Privacy Protection. If the function is blocked on the device, the app cannot execute the SMS command to enable Privacy Protection.
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