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We’ve all been there at some point.
Something is making you feel insecure and your curiosity is running wild in your mind.
Whatever it is that has led you to snooping, make that your primary target.
If you’re just snooping to snoop, pick something to focus on.
Pick the right time:Do you have time to look for whatever it is you’re after?
Are they present in the building?
Do you honestly think you could get in and out without messing up?
Ask yourself questions like that before you make a poor attempt and get yourself busted.
Maybe you’re just being paranoid, or maybe you’re overreacting.
More often than not, your best bet is just confronting the person instead.
Snooping should be a last resort.
The instant messaging program may start, alerting all of their friends and contacts that they are online.
The last thing you need is someone else blowing your cover out of curiosity.
For a phone, set it to airplane mode so nothing can be sent out or received.
Being prepared with a plan of attack makes covering your tracks a whole lot easier.
If you’re snooping on a phone, check to see what apps are running when you start.
If you open any new apps, remember to close them.
If you’ve been snooping in a web app of any kind, you oughta flush the history.
But don’t clear all history!
Return the unit to the screen you first saw when you accessed the unit.
When you’ve handled all the digital tracks don’t forget about the physical ones.
Return things to how they were.
How was the mouse resting?
Where was the phone sitting, and in what orientation?
It’s important you remember as much as you could.
And for goodness sake, put a passcode on your phone!
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