Apple's latest privacy feature shows you exactly what data your apps collect about you.
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iOS 15.2 brings the App Privacy Report, an interactive list of every internet connection made by every app on your device. And there's more. It also tells you which apps have accessed your private data: photos, contacts, even your microphone and camera. It's searchable, easy to understand, and downright terrifying to less-than-scrupulous developers.
"Developers are probably hoping that iPhone users will forget to turn on the App Privacy Report in Settings. Otherwise, they'll have to justify the access they're asking for. Get ready to explain why you need access to my iPhone's GPS radio to play a game, developers!" Chris Hauk, consumer privacy champion at Pixel Privacy, told Lifewire via email.
To get started, you need to enable App Privacy Report in your iPhone or iPad’s settings. It will then detect every connection made by every app on your device, including Apple’s default apps.
