Is Your Spouse Cheating? Your Kids Lying? They Might Use Vault Apps

If you have a child who has a smartphone or a spouse who is acting suspicious, they might be hiding things on their mobile devices. How are they doing this? By using vault apps. Basically, these apps offer a place where people can hide things like videos, photos, and other files, and you would probably never realize it by looking at their phones.

If you are like most people you probably don’t want your kids to hide things from you, but at the end of the day, the real danger is hiding in these apps. Yes, apps like these are commonly found on the phones of sneaky kids and spouses, they also are popular for predators. These are people who begin to engage with your kids online, and then ask your kids to download these apps....and then, they can communicate with them without you realizing it.

Here are some things that you should know about vault apps:

• Vault apps are not very safe. Though they might seem safe, people can easily take a screen shot, and then share it with someone else.
• These apps look just like other apps. Typically, they are calculators, and they even work like calculators, but they are accessed with a secret code.
• If you look at a person’s phone and they have two or more calculator apps on the phone, there is probably something weird happening. All smart phones have a calculator on them, so why would you need another?
• Vault apps are usually free, and they are quite easy to find in the App Store or the Google Play Store. People find them by searching for “hidden apps,” “photo vault,” or even “ghost apps.”
• You may also be shocked to learn that teens often have competitions with their friends to see what type of content they can hide on these apps without getting caught.
• Most people who use a mobile phone know that these apps exist, and even kids as young as 12-years old or younger use them.

If you are a parent, or even if you think your spouse is acting strange, you should start looking into the mobile devices of those in your family. There should be an open and honest discussion about this, and it shouldn’t be a taboo subject, especially when it comes to a loved one. Quite frankly, your kids shouldn’t expect total privacy until they are 18 years old. With a spouse, it’s respect for each other. If you don’t have trust with your kids or spouse, there is an issue.

As a parent, you need to upgrade your awareness revolving around digital literacy. Read our blog Digital Literacy A Smart Parents Guide. 

ROBERT SICILIANO CSP, is a #1 Best Selling Amazon author, CEO of CreditParent.com, the architect of the CSI Protection certification; a Cyber Social and Identity and Personal Protection security awareness training program