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What happens on your iPhone doesn’t quite stay on your iPhone

Apple has 5,400 data trackers hidden in apps on iPhones that send 1.5GB data to third parties.

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Insanely Popular App QuizUp Could Be Telling Strangers All About You, Competitor Says

"In the case of QuizUp they actually send you other users' personal information via plain-text(un-h…

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Snap's stock plummets by 22% as Apple’s iPhone privacy changes hit its advertising business

In an earnings call late on Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that the company missed the l…

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Former Apple engineer says the button on iPhones asking apps not to track you is a 'dud' that gives users a 'false sense of privacy'

The iPhone feature allowing users to "ask app not to track" is sometimes "useless" in stopping thir…

Hannah Towey   


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A security expert found that Apple's latest iPhone can still track your location data, even if you toggle it off for every app

Some iPhone owners may find this misleading, based on Apple's apparent commitment to privacy. Recen…

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Apple made a rare appearance at tech's biggest conference and defended encryption on the iPhone

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, iPhone privacy chief Jane Horvath - who was peaking on a pane…

Charlie Wood   


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Apple's iPhone 11 Pro privacy bug tracks your location even if it’s disabled

Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro reportedly continues to track the user even if they’ve disabled location serv…

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Apple will roll out the privacy-oriented iOS 14.5 update next week that has Facebook worried

One of the biggest highlights of the iOS 14.5 update is its focus on user privacy. While iOS has…

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Google's CEO took a subtle swing at Apple in a new op-ed: 'Privacy cannot be a luxury good'

When Apple announced it had hired former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as its senior vice president …

Lisa Eadicicco   


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Apple trolled Google with a massive billboard at the world's biggest tech show, which it's not even attending

And when Facebook was in the spotlight for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal last year, Apple CE…

Shona Ghosh   


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Apple illegally tracks iPhone users to target them with ads, EU privacy activism group claims in lawsuit

Max Schrems' complaint focuses on Apple's use of identifier codes that track users' behavior on iPh…

Isobel Asher Hamilton   


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How to turn off in-app purchases on your iPhone, so your kids don't accidentally run up your credit card

Fortunately for him and other frustrated parents out there, Apple now allows you to turn off in-app…

Emma Witman   


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Apple will finally let you unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask, but only if you have an Apple Watch

Your iPhone will need to verify that it's you since it can't detect your entire face, so it will co…

Katie Canales   


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Here are the most popular emoji on iPhones in the United States, according to Apple

The differential privacy technology used by Apple is rooted in the idea that statistical noise that…

Kif Leswing   


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Apple's new iOS update will warn you when apps try to track your location or personal data

However, Apple will still allow apps to track you without permission if they do so in a way that ca…

Aaron Holmes   


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How to set parental controls on your child's iPhone, to limit screen time with specific apps, websites, and purchases

5. On the Downtime page, configure the hours you want your kid's iPhone to be offline. For example,…

Dave Johnson   


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A major privacy flaw in Apple's FaceTime lets others listen in on you before you answer the call

The bug is serious problem in one of Apple's flagship products, and is especially embarrassing give…

Alexei Oreskovic   


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Apple has disabled group FaceTime calls after it was humiliated on Data Privacy Day by a bug that lets people listen in on you

MGT7 tweeted at Apple Support on 21 January alerting employees to the vulnerability. On Monday, the…

Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter   


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How To Switch Off Apple's iPhone Tracking System In iOS 7

This brings up the "Limit Ad Tracking" option. Move the slider button to "on." Yes, it's confusing:…

Jim Edwards   


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Tim Cook hit out at the antitrust regulators trying to crack open Apple's App Store

"If we are forced to let unvetted apps onto iPhone the unintended consequences will be profound," s…

Isobel Asher Hamilton