Security Experts Say You Should Turn Off These 4 Settings If You Want To Protect Your Data
July 9, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
Your iPhone is a source of so much personal data, with information like your contacts, passwords, financial information, and the locations of every grocery store, gym, and local pharmacy you visit. If your phone were to get into the wrong hands or be seen by strange eyes, it’s easy to see how your data could be compromised and your privacy and security could be at risk as a result of that. Keeping your data safe is something Apple may try to do better than some other competitors, but no system is flawless, nor does it always have your best interests at heart (profit usually comes first).
It takes a bit of consistent maintenance to ensure your data is as protected as possible. You can start by turning off these four settings to help protect your data.
Ad TrackingUnless you are specifically preventing them from doing so, many apps are taking the liberty of tracking your activity across other apps so that they can deliver targeted ads your way and, in their hopes, profit from you. You can restrict this by going to Settings > Privacy > Advertising and enabling “Limit Ad Tracking.” This will keep them from being able to track you.