Technology by Evin Priest A massive update to Apple s iPhone software has dropped that will make it difficult for Facebook and other apps to track your data in the background. iOS 14.5 arrived on Monday and comes with App Tracking Transparency that will enhance the privacy settings for the company s billion iPhone users. Until now, Facebook and other apps have been able to mine data from iPhones if users had not changed their settings to prevent it, which very few people did. But once the software update is installed, all apps - even those already on the device - will be required to ask and receive consent to track your online activity.
Massive change in new iPhone update
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Massive change in new iPhone update
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