Abu Dhabi Police advises community members to use the "factory reset" feature before selling or maintaining mobile phones, as a preventative measure of privacy.
It calls for not relying on mobile phone shops or strangers to make backups of the content and memory of the phones because of the material, photos, personal videos and all private correspondence, which may be abused by vulnerable people in extortion, and are part of technical crimes Information.
Colonel Omran Ahmed Al Mazrouei, director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and investigations in the criminal security sector, stressed the keenness of ADP to enhance security awareness and warn against the consequences of electronic issues.
He pointed out that "The Directorate " is equipped with the latest technology and competent human cadres, which enables it to deal with any communication that targets individuals or institutions, and is a place of crime and proof of it.
Abu Dhabi Police is working to promote the principle of Community partnership by informing and advising the public to avoid being victimized by this type of crime, he said, pointing to the importance of the role of the family in educating its children, especially children and young people, and strengthening the compassionate and continuous supervision to preserve them from various types of risks.