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iOS 17 is resetting some users' privacy settings – and Apple is looking into it

Summary by Ground News

iOS 17 may reactivate Significant Locations and iPhone Analytics on your mobile device if they were turned off prior to downloading the update. Significant Locations is a software tool that tracks the places you have recently been, as well as how often and when you [visit] them. iPhone Analytics gives Apple information about your device, including how you use certain apps.

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News18 India

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iPhone Users Complain That iOS 17 Update Has Reset These Privacy Settings

iOS 17 update has brought new features for users but there are concerns as well after installing the new version for iPhones.

3 years ago·India

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iOS 17 is resetting some users' privacy settings – and Apple is looking into it

If you’re running iOS 17 on your iPhone, double-check your privacy settings because they might have just changed without your permission.This word of warning comes from Mysk, a pair of iOS developers and cybersecurity researchers, on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). They claim upgrading to iOS 17 may reactivate Significant Locations plus iPhone Analytics on your mobile device if they were turned off prior to downloading the update. Si…

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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