Creepy iPhone Privacy Settings and What They Mean

Learn about the hidden security and privacy settings on your iPhone that you need to know! Learn about the Journal app's "Discoverable by Others" and "Significant Locations" really mean, and how Apple tracks your data.

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⭐️ Apple Privacy and Support Articles

Journaling Suggestions and Privacy
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/d...

Location Services and Privacy
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/d...

Control app tracking permissions on iPhone
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphon...

If an app would like to connect to devices on your local network
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102229

HomeKit data security
https://support.apple.com/guide/secur...

Nearby Interactions
https://developer.apple.com/documenta...

Apple Advertising and Privacy
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/d...

About Lockdown Mode
https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120

Stolen Device Protection for iPhone
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212510

Use Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud data
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphon...

About privacy and Location Services in iOS
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102515

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Chapters ➡

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Discoverable by Others
02:10 Significant Locations
04:09 Apple Advertising
06:02 App Tracking
06:54 Local Network Access
08:12 Access Home Data
09:16 Nearby Interactions
10:14 Lockdown Mode
11:01 Stolen Device Protection
13:15 Advanced Data Protection
14:46 App Location Access

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