SECURITY SPECIAL- And in iOS 13 VoIP apps can no longer collect your
data in the background – apparently WhatsApp and
Snapchat may require changes to comply.
Those are plenty of good reasons to install iOS 13
on your iPhone.
Even though allowing access means you can use
every feature of the app, the app may also be able to
access your private information. Don’t get us wrong- this is against Apple’s privacy policy and any apps
found collecting personally identifiable information
will be removed, and as far as we know this hasn’t
happened so far, but it is a possibility.
Either way, if you feel like you’ve installed a less-
than-reputable app on
your iPhone, you can
either delete it or head to
Settings > Privacy, select
the permission you’d like
to revoke and toggle the
application off – sadly
this has to be done on a
per-permission basis as
there’s no way to toggle
permissions off all at once.
- Don’t share location
data in images
Another way your data can
be leaked is in a photo
which includes metadata
revealing the location in 7.
SECURITY SPECIAL
- AndiniOS 13 VoIPappscannolongercollectyour
datainthebackground–apparentlyWhatsAppand
Snapchatmayrequirechangestocomply.
ThoseareplentyofgoodreasonstoinstalliOS 13
on youriPhone.
Eventhoughallowingaccessmeansyoucanuse
everyfeatureoftheapp,theappmayalsobeableto
accessyourprivateinformation.Don’tgetuswrong- thisisagainstApple’sprivacypolicyandanyapps
foundcollectingpersonallyidentifiableinformation
willberemoved,andasfarasweknowthishasn’t
happenedsofar,butitisapossibility.
Eitherway,ifyoufeellikeyou’veinstalledaless-
than-reputableappon
youriPhone,youcan
eitherdeleteitorheadto
Settings>Privacy,select
thepermissionyou’dlike
torevokeandtogglethe
applicationoff–sadly
thishastobedoneona
per-permissionbasisas
there’snowaytotoggle
permissionsoffallatonce.
- Don’t share location
data in images
Anotherwayyourdatacan
beleakedisinaphoto
whichincludesmetadata
revealingthelocationin 7.