Our love for technology sometimes puts us at risk. Whether it is a new smartphone or any other gadget. How many days do we use a product? Especially as new models of smartphones and other lifestyle tech products are launched. We start seeing our device old and slow.

Every year a large number of people buy new devices for themselves and also keep the old devices with them. These devices can be very dangerous for us if kept for a long time. Such devices can become a threat to both safety and security.

Before these devices become a threat to us, we should remove them. Just like the medicines kept at home expire after a certain time, in the same way it happens with these devices. In terms of security and safety, they become bad for us.

Old phones kept at home can become a problem

Many people have old phones lying in their homes. Some are kept due to damage, while some are due to not being used. Such phones which have been kept in your house for a long time can become a danger for you. The battery of many old devices starts to swell. Even the phones get cracked.

Charging a phone in this situation is like inviting a serious accident. This can happen not only with phones but with any device with a lithium ion battery.

Battery swelling is a serious problem, which is seen in many old phones after a certain time. There can be blast in these. If there is an unused phone in your house, then you can exchange it.

Or you can give it for recycling. At the same time, even after working these phones, they do not remain secure for your privacy after a while.

Old routers can become a threat to security

If old routes are being used in your house, then there can be trouble for you. WiFi routers provide internet connectivity to almost every smart and connected devices in our home. Using old model can be a danger for us. The latest security standard is WPA-3, which was released in the year 2018.

If your router is not WPA-3 or at least WPA2-PSK AES security support, then it should be changed immediately. The new router will not only boost your internet speed, but will also provide you a secure connection.

Apart from this, extension boards that have been in use for a long time in your home can also become a danger. If you are using such an extension, then there may be a short circuit in it. If you don’t remember when was the last time you changed this extension board, you need to get it checked.