Strange bug reactivates iPhone Analytics without consent
If you’re running iOS 17 on your iPhone, double-check your privacy settings because they might have just changed without your permission.
This word of warning comes from Mysk, a pair of iOS developers and cybersecurity researchers, on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). They claim upgrading to iOS 17 may reactivate Significant Locations plus iPhone Analytics on your mobile device if they were turned off prior to downloading the update.
Significant Locations is a software tool that tracks the “places you have recently been, as well as how often and when you [visit] them”. The data is used to provide “app recommendations, Memories in the Photos app, among other things”, according to 9To5Mac. The feature is end-to-end encrypted meaning Apple doesn’t have access. However, Mysk states this data “can [still] be abused as they record detailed information about the [places] you visit frequently.
