Don’t Trust an App Fully? Hide Your Precise Location from It

Most of the time, having your iPhone know precisely where you are is good. You want Maps to tell you exactly when to turn, not after you’ve passed an intersection. But too many apps abuse their users’ privacy. We strongly encourage you to stop using such apps entirely, but we acknowledge that it can [...]

By |2022-09-01T23:29:44-04:00September 27th, 2022|iOS Tips|Comments Off on Don’t Trust an App Fully? Hide Your Precise Location from It

What Is This “App Tracking Transparency” Apple Added to iOS 14.5?

You’ve likely seen mention of the dispute between Apple and Facebook. It revolves around App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a technology Apple released in iOS 14.5. The goal of ATT is to give iPhone and iPad users more control over the extent to which app makers can track their data and activities across apps and [...]

By |2021-06-07T11:52:22-04:00June 11th, 2021|iOS Tips|Comments Off on What Is This “App Tracking Transparency” Apple Added to iOS 14.5?

5 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Improve Your Digital Security

Happy New Year! For many of us, the start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on fresh habits we’d like to adopt. Although we certainly support any resolutions you may have made to get enough sleep, eat healthy, and exercise, could we suggest a few more that will improve your digital [...]

By |2021-01-12T17:20:34-04:00February 5th, 2021|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on 5 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Improve Your Digital Security

Take a Few Minutes to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings

Even beyond its often controversial behavior in the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook continually makes news headlines for its numerous privacy and security problems. Most notable, of course, were the 50 million Facebook profiles gathered for Cambridge Analytica for the 2016 election. Closer to home, the company pushed a VPN service in the Facebook [...]

By |2020-12-23T16:10:01-04:00January 22nd, 2021|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Take a Few Minutes to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings
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