This Easy Hack Will Increase Your iPhone Privacy And Security, Experts Say

October 7, 2023 by Lisa Cupido
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If there’s one thing everyone iPhone owner wants, it’s a more secure phone that is less at risk for viruses and hacking attempts. We want apps to stop unnecessarily tracking us, selling our data, and turning us into their commodity. But how can you start to beef up your phone’s security? 

With one amazing hack: 

This is the easy hack you need to know that will increase iPhone privacy and security. 

Start Off in Settings

Start off by going into Settings and scrolling down to Safari. Scroll down again and click on Clear History and Website Data. This action clears all of your Safari history, cookies, and tabs.

Your next step is to toggle on Prevent Cross-Eyed Tracking, Block Out Cookies, Fraudulent Website Warning, and Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement. 

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Use a Security Extension 

 


Your next move is to head to General and click on Extensions. Toggle on a privacy and security extension such as AdBlock Pro.

 


This simple hack will take, literally, two minutes out of your day, but can dramatically help you boost your phone’s privacy and security.  

Author:

Lisa Fogarty is a lifestyle writer and reporter based in New York who covers health, wellness, relationships, sex, beauty, and parenting.

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