A mobile terminal to secure information stored therein is provided. The mobile terminal may perform an algorithm to perform information security without remote control. The mobile terminal may detect a characteristic behavior pattern of a user of the mobile terminal, compare the characteristic behavior pattern with a behavior pattern of a current user, and thereby may determine whether a current user is an authorized user. Also, the mobile terminal may perform processing to protect data stored in the mobile terminal based on a result of the determination.
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