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3) Turn your phone off when you're not using it Encryption is only in place before you enter your password for the first time after turning on your phone. It is then unencrypted and only protected by a lock screen. A lock screen is just a privacy guard that stops someone from picking up your phone and using it but does not prevent files from being copied to a computer. If your phone is captured while it is turned on and decrypted, your data is as available as if the phone was not encrypted at all. This means it is a good idea to leave your phone turned off whenever you can.  Many of the people arrested this week were targeted with early morning house raids, which means it is a good idea to leave your phone turned off over night. Go ahead and order yourself an alarm clock. As well, it is easy to stop people while they are traveling -- consider turning your phone off before leaving the house. Some phones have a setting that allows you to schedule times when the phone will power off -- on Android, it is likely in system settings or power settings. Others even let you make the phone restart after a certain amount of time. Settings like these can help keep your data safe because restarting your phone enables the encryption. 4) Use encrypted messaging apps Having your phone encrypted is important, but if all your messages are being sent by SMS, email, or on services that don't respect your privacy (like Facebook Messenger), police can still get access to your messages.