When it comes to information leaks, there is one handset that is incredibly leaky –so badly that one can even say that it is splashing information around where ever it goes, and people still love it: the Apple iPhone.

This may come as a surprise to most users of the Apple iPhone, but the device’s OS and hardware have been so badly designed in terms of security that users might as well be screaming to the world where they are and what they like to talk about.

One of the biggest problems about the iPhone is how much data it actually caches about the user. While some temporary data storages may take up a minimal amount of space, Apple is allocating plenty for the iPhone –and the phone is certainly keeping tabs about its users.

Obviously, this is something that most smart phone users would want to know, after all, data security is a major. But fortunately, the people taking advantage of the situation are not wicked, malicious identity thieves- but cops doing some hard research on plenty of documents for certain reports.

Police and law enforcement agencies are working hard observing and recording the logs of various suspected criminals and through the Apple’s weak security system, these men of the law are able to hunt down criminals. The iPhone can keep track of text messages that have been written in a span of (approximately) three months (thanks to what was supposed to be a typing aid feature). The device also keeps track of a handset’s last location with a quick GPS screenshot whenever the map feature is turned off.

Even uploaded geo tagged photographs can be used in investigations –which further goes to prove that many of these criminals are not even careful enough to learn how to get rid of such data and content.

More often than not, the mobile phone serves as a very important cache of information and data. Contact lists will have names, phone numbers, address and the email of friends, family and business contacts. Images and videos taken with the devices camera will also be stored on the mobile phone. Documents and other files are also among the things that people find themselves concerned about when it comes to their smart phones.

Thankfully, the average modern mobile phone will hook up to any desktop or laptop computer and allow the use to transfer and store files from the handset into a different location. This will help ensure that no data is lost if the phone is ever damaged, misplaced or stolen. Even a simple phone problem might lead to potential data loss if the repairs would entail that the internal memory be formatted.

Backing up a mobile phone is fairly easy. First off, users should be sure that the device is fully charged. While some devices will actually charge as they are connected to a computer, this is not the case for all mobile phones. And the last thing that users need is for a handset to die out while in the middle of a data transfer –potentially corrupting the file being transferred.

Second, connect the handset to the computer. This is usually done through a USB connector and is import for devices that have large space of internal memory that users rely on. However, for users who do not store anything much on the smart phone itself, and instead, rely on microSD cards for storing important files, the most convenient thing to do would be to just connect the microSD to a reader.

To be sure that all files are properly copied, try to do a direct copy of all files. This can be organized by placing all the files into a single folder, allowing the user to have an exact backup of the phone’s data. Using the syncing features available with special phone software provided by the manufacturer is also a good idea.