Remote launching of Privacy Protection

Privacy Protection is available only with the premium version of Kaspersky Internet Security on devices with an inserted SIM card.

If needed, you can remotely hide your contacts and associated information on your device using a special SMS command or My Kaspersky.

Data hiding through My Kaspersky is only available for regions of the United States and Great Britain.

Remote start of Privacy Protection on the device is possible if the following conditions are met:

  • The premium version of the app has been activated;
  • The device is picking up a mobile network signal;
  • Remote launch of Privacy Protection is allowed on the device.

To start Privacy Protection on your device remotely, perform one of the following operations on another device:

  • Create a command on another device and send it to your device from Kaspersky Internet Security using the SMS command function (if the app is installed on another device).
  • On another device, create and send an SMS message with the text hide:<code>, where <code> is the secret code to Kaspersky Internet Security on your device.

You will receive a command execution report in the return SMS message.

Outgoing SMS commands are billed according to the price plan of the other mobile device.

To start Privacy Protection remotely on your device using My Kaspersky:

  1. Open Web Management on any device.
  2. Sign in to Web Management with your Kaspersky Account that you used during initial configuration of the app.
  3. Select the device on which you want to enable Privacy Protection.
  4. In the left part of the window, tap the Protection Status button.
  5. In the Privacy Protection block, tap the Hide contacts button.