The Anantapur police have launched a ‘mobile health check-up camp’ at Clock Tower Junction in Anantapur city to check, remove viruses and secure the data of residents’ mobile phones. The service, part of the Cyber Kavach programme, is free.
Anantapur range DIG R.N. Ammireddy and Superintendent of police (SP) Kanchi Srinivasa Rao said the camp was launched on Thursday. Police personnel will also visit colleges and alert students, who are the most prolific mobile phone users. “Once we organise a one-off mobile [phone] health check-up camps in colleges and public places, we will think of a permanent facility/service in this regard,” said the SP.
A virus can sometimes infiltrate a mobile phone without the user’s knowledge and valuable/sensitive data can fall into the hands of cyber criminals, resulting in many frauds. Using software tools, the virus can be detected and removed. This can also prevent its unnoticed spread to other contacts, said Mr. Ammireddy.
