How do I protect my Privacy on Mobile?

I have been looking for a cool application to protect my privacy for my Nokia N97 since quite a few days now. I tried couple of applications, in fact bought some from the application stores - to try it out. I would be sharing my experience in this post today.

My basic requirement was basically to hide SMS messages from specific contacts and make them viewable privately. Well, this simple requirement was very difficult in most of the applications available in the Ovi Store.

The first application I bought was a cheap one and that is what lured me to buy it - Mr. SMS - 3 Euros. This application claims to block, schedule and protect SMS. Well, it didn't do any of these well - My phone always rang when I got a SMS which was blocked or protected. Other important thing is it didn't filter sent SMS, which is what I wanted. Also, it does not clear the SMS entries from the Logs. Seems I wasted my 3 Euros.

Time to buy another application - searching- found one more cheap one - Advanced Communication Manager - 3 Euros. Hell! - I didn't read the application description carefully before buying. "Advanced Communications Manager is a comprehensive manager for all the incoming communication on your phone – voice and text messages." As, it states it only handles incoming SMS, well they said voice but the application in real does't handle calls. Seems its a bad day for me. Wasted 6 Euros without much luck :-(

Moral - never get lured by very cheap apps on Ovi store, they are useless.

Now, I wanted to be very careful before buying - and carefully chose - Best PrivateConversation - This application has a very COMPLEX user interface, I should say. Though it handles SMS well - as they don't ring when incoming. The bad thing is Logs are not cleared and it can't be considered complete privacy. The application does not handle outgoing SMS, instead the SMS needs to be sent from the application, which is bad - when I want to forward SMS or write a long SMS - the application crashed!

Moral - read reviews before buying application - I found many people shouting about such problems when I used google. Seems I am not the only one looking for Privacy :D

I found another application that clearly mentioned the specifications in the application description - It also said, that Logs would be cleared for private SMS and calls! I bought the application - MobiPrivacy. This application just seemed to be made for me - straight forward user interface, Filters incoming and outgoing SMS, Filters private Logs for messages and calls, too (what more, I can view this private log in the application). Seems finally, I found the right application.

Just to explain the simplicity and versatility of the application, here is a screenshot of its User Interface.

Well, if you are looking for protecting your privacy on your phone, I would recommend you to try this app - MobiPrivacy. My guarantee, you won't be disappointed!