How to block ad tracking on your iPhone
Keep your apps from uploading your data mostly Mar 8, 2021, 5:05pm EST
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Washington Post by Geoffrey Fowler described the author’s shock when he discovered just how many of his iPhone apps were collecting and uploading information about his usage while he slept.
As we all know by now, data is a huge commodity these days. If you use a phone, laptop, or any type of computing device (unless you’re a security expert or a high-end hacker with access to sophisticated blocking tools), you’re paying for your apps by contributing marketing and other info to the companies that supply them.
By Steve Alexander
Q: My iPadâs location software says Iâm in Springfield, Ill., instead of Minnesota (a 400-mile mistake.) Iâve altered privacy and app settings, but nothing works. In case Iâve been hacked, Iâve removed the iPadâs banking and financial apps and changed my passwords. What should I do?
â Terrance Russell, Lilydale, Minn.
A: I suspect itâs a technical glitch rather than a hacking incident. Appleâs location methods are complex. If an iPad has GPS, Wi-Fi and a cellular connection, it determines its location by using a combination of GPS satellite signals, nearby Wi-Fi networks and cellular tower connections. If it has Wi-Fi only, its location is found via maps of Wi-Fi hot spots. Try these adjustments: