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Internet and Social Networking
ThefollowingtopicsdescribehowtoconnecttoandusetheInternetonyourphone,andhowto
accesspopularsocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebook,Twitter,Hangouts,LinkedIn,andmore.
Browser
Yourphone’sWebbrowsergivesyoufullaccesstobothmobileandtraditionalwebsitesonthego,
using3G,4G,orWi-Fidataconnections.
SSL/TLS
SSL(SecureSocketsLayer)andTLS(TransportLayerSecurity)areprotocolsforencrypting
sent/receiveddata.WhileinascreenconnectedbySSL/TLS,dataisencryptedtosafely
send/receiveprivateinformation,creditcardnumbers,corporatesecrets,etc.,andprovide
protectionagainstonlinethreats(eavesdropping,falsification,impersonation,etc.).
SSL/TLS Cautions
Whenopeningasecuredpage,usersmustdecideastheirresponsibilitywhetherornottoopen
thepagewithuseofSSL/TLS.BoostMobileandtheapplicableCertificationAuthoritiesmake
noguaranteeswhatsoevertousersregardingsecurityofSSL/TLS.
Use the Browser
Launchingthebrowserisaseasyastappinganicon.
1.
Fromhome,tapBrowser .IfInternetisn’taprimaryshortcut,fromhome,tapApps >
Browser .