6 simple steps to prevent your iPhone from tracking you

Wed, October 25, 2023 - 02:29

What you can do to avoid becoming a victim of tracking (Photo: Pexels)

Your iPhone knows almost everything about you. It tracks your location, notes your interests, and even monitors your heart rate. In fact, you willingly allow your gadget to keep tabs on you, often without even realizing it, writes the New York Post.

Here's what you need to do so that your iPhone no longer knows unnecessary details about you.

Why does the iPhone start tracking us?

Most often, iPhone owners encounter a situation where they speak about certain things as desires, for example, "I want a new car," and then see advertisements for cars everywhere.

Of course, it's the artificial intelligence already embedded in the iPhone that makes this work. Still, it's not the only reason your device subconsciously presents you with ads related to your desires.

The level of danger in such cases is low, but the fact that the iPhone is tracking you is already alarming.

The thing is, you yourself enable these functions. When you download a new app, you are immediately asked about your geolocation and permission for push notifications. You press OK, and the tracking begins.

At this moment, the iPhone becomes not just your phone but a real follower of your actions and conversations.

What can you do to get rid of iPhone tracking?

To stop iPhone tracking, you need to perform a few simple steps:

Go to iPhone settings. Select the Privacy & Security section.
In the Tracking section, turn off tracking for all apps where this feature is still active.
Now, find the Microphone section and turn it off in apps where you don't need voice or video messages.
The next step is to go to the Safari section in the settings and enable the Prevent Cross-Site Tracking feature.
In the same section, tap - Hide IP address from trackers.