iOS 17.2 expands Apple's Sensitive Content Warning feature to detect nudity in two new places on your iPhone, including reaction stickers in the Messages app.
iOS 17.2 lets your iPhone detect nudity in reaction stickers and contact posters
Privacy
How to lock your web browsers on Mac and PC
Are you looking to protect your web browser activity and data from other people, such as your family members or office colleagues? In this tutorial, we will explore what your options are to achieve this.
Hide your use of the Voice Memos app from prying eyes with discreetVoiceMemos
The stock Voice Memos app on the iPhone can be particularly useful for recording audio events, but it’s so non-discreet that anyone who sees your iPhone would be able to tell you were recording their voice.
KillYourApps takes a pragmatic approach to force-closing sensitive or tracking apps from your App Switcher
The App Switcher on an ordinary iPhone or iPad contains all the user’s recently-used apps. They’re in a state of suspension until re-opened, allowing the system to more efficiently load and prepare the app for the end user. But have you ever picked up your phone a day later and still saw a mess of apps in your App Switcher that you wish wasn’t there?
How to use a different search engine in Safari’s private browsing mode
Apple lets you set a unique search engine for Safari’s private mode on an iPhone, iPad and Mac separately from the one you use for regular browsing.
PSA: Check your iPhone’s privacy settings after updating to iOS 17
For some users, Apple's latest iOS 17 software turns the iPhone's Significant Locations privacy option back on even though they previously disabled it.
How to hide your IP address and prevent tracking in Safari
Learn how to make your Safari web browsing even more private and secure by hiding your IP address from trackers and websites, as well as removing tracking information from the URLs on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma.
TelegramStoryConfirm adds two-step confirmation for Telegram users who upload Stories
The Telegram app, often used as a communication medium when users want to enjoy the peace of mind of end-to-end encrypted messaging, also sports a feature called Stories where users can share unique moments of their lives with other Telegram users.
A privacy bug in the latest macOS Ventura update breaks location permissions
macOS Ventura has a bug preventing you from managing location permissions, without any apps showing up in the macOS location services settings.
Apple has a new developer rule to curb app tracking via device fingerprinting
Apple’s escalated anti-tracking measures as developers must clarify the use of any APIs labeled as “required reason API” that could be used for device fingerprinting.
How to redact or black out the sensitive text of a PDF on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Do you have to share a PDF that contains confidential data that you want to hide or black out? In this tutorial, we will show you how to hide sensitive parts like address, email, bank account, or other text from a PDF to maintain privacy and refrain from disclosing what you don't want to.
How to automatically blur sensitive photos in Messages, AirDrop, and other apps on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac
In this article, you will learn about Apple's Communication Safety and Sensitive Content Warning features so that you or your child never see unsolicited nude photos, GIFs, and videos on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.