Apple’s iOS 13 has been rolled out and features major changes to privacy and security, which should aid users in spotting how data is being collected by the apps they use.
A major change in iOS 13, which relates to location settings, could affect apps developed by companies such as Google and Facebook.
More Privacy with iOS 13
In Apple’s latest iteration of iOS, the user is periodically reminded about apps that are tracking their location in the background. Further, it will show how many times an app has tracked the user’s location in a recent period of time, along with a small map of the location points. The user now also has the choice to “always allow” the app to track location or have the option to limit the tracking.![Apple iOS 13](https://beincrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shutterstock_spacex_dragon.jpg.optimal.jpg)
These beacons are found everywhere, like stores, shopping malls and other points of interest. They can grab your device’s unique Bluetooth identifier and track your physical location between places. Blocking Bluetooth connections from apps that clearly don’t need it will help protect privacy.iOS 13 will also prompt you if an app you’ve already set to always allow location… uses your location regularly in the background pic.twitter.com/H0diIR3upt
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 16, 2019
Will Privacy Become a Competitive Advantage?
User privacy concerns have been at an all-time high over the last 18 months. With that in mind, Apple now pushes an update that should be well-received among its users. In this context, many of the changes could be seen as a direct blow to Apple’s tech rivals Google and Facebook. Considering the impact data collection has on Google’s and Facebook’s business models, it could be viewed as an indirect stab from Apple at their rivals.![Apple iOS 13](https://beincrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shutterstock_world_network.jpg.optimal.jpg)
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