{"id":6326,"date":"2016-09-07T11:37:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2017-09-24T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T14:40:36","slug":"my-smartphone-my-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/my-smartphone-my-friend\/6326\/","title":{"rendered":"My smartphone, my friend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are pretty sure you have a smartphone. Right now, while you are reading this article, it\u2019s on your table, or in your pocket, or, maybe, in your hand. You trust it a lot: It knows all of your friends and relatives; it holds your e-mails and other messages, helps you navigate home, and wakes you up in the morning. It knows your schedule and might even have access to your bank accounts.<\/p>\n

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Your smartphone is an important part of your life. But can you say how<\/em> important it actually is to you? Is it more important than your friends? How long can you live without it?<\/p>\n

As a part of our Digital Amnesia study, we looked for answers to those questions and more, and we also conducted an experiment. In the video below you\u2019ll find a lot of interesting information about the relationships between people and their smartphones: How much they value them, how smartphones affect their concentration, how willing they are to give their smartphones to others if asked to do so \u2014 and a lot more.<\/p>\n