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December 12, 2019 03:32 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12/21005009/iphone-location-tracking-how-to-on-off-apps-apple-find-my-friends
How to turn your iPhones location tracking on or off
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Your iPhone uses information from your cell service, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS to pinpoint its location, and since you almost always have your phone on you, your location as well. That information can be useful for a lot of things, such as letting others know where you are or finding your phone when it’s lost. Other times, it’s just more information that services and companies collect about you, creating privacy concerns.
The good news is you can tighten your controls so that apps are only accessing your location when it’s necessary.
Toggling your location settings differs from phone to phone, depending on what model of iPhone you have and what version of iOS it’s running. For example, there have been issues with restricting the iPhone...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12/21005009/iphone-location-tracking-how-to-on-off-apps-apple-find-my-friends
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