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Making the most of iOS’ new security capabilities

IF YOU HAVE an iPhone 6 Plus or later, in September you would have received a major iOS update, taking you to the new version 13. Like most of us, you probably just accepted the update and thought no more about it. But it’s actually worth paying attention to this one, as it adds some very useful new security features that you should make best use of.

ONE-TIME LOCATION DATA

One of the key security issues with most mobile phones is location tracking. If you give an app access to location data, it’s entirely possible for that app to upload your current location as well

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