The iOS 14 Privacy and Security Features You Should Know

guest · Sep 27, 2020

The iOS 14 Privacy and Security Features You Should Know
The latest update for your iPhone and iPad will make them safer than ever
September 20, 2020
https://www.wired.com/story/ios-14-privacy-security-features/

IOS 14 HAS begun rolling out to iPhones worldwide, and as is typical for Apple and a new iOS release, security and privacy enhancements are front and center. The new mobile operating system should make you and your data safer than ever. But it's important to know where these various features are and how to use them.

Below you can find the most important security and privacy features your iOS device now has that it didn't have before. Make sure you check them as soon as you've got iOS 14 on your iPhone or iPad.
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Know When Apps Use Your Camera and Mic
Apps on iOS have to explicitly ask for your permission to use the camera and microphone, and from iOS 14 onwards, you'll also see an indicator dot in the top right of the screen when these functions are being used. Green means camera, orange means microphone.
Limit Access to Photos and Location
iOS 14 includes a couple of new ways that you can give apps certain permissions, but only up to a point. The idea is that there are some apps you trust a bit more than others in terms of looking at your photos or tracking where you are.
Sniff Out Bad Passwords
New in iOS 14 as well as macOS is a password monitoring system. This will alert you if any of your credentials are spotted in a data breach, which means access to your accounts could be compromised.
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Discourage Wi-Fi Tracking
One small but potentially significant change to Wi-Fi security in iOS 14 is the Use Private Address feature that you'll notice if you open up the Wi-Fi menu from Settings, and then tap the blue info button on the right of the network that you're connected to.
Know When Apps Snoop on Your Clipboard [...] Limit How Apps Track You [...]
Vet Apps for Privacy Info [...] Get Privacy Reports From Safari [...]
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