iOS 14 has begun rolling out to iPhones worldwide. The new OS comes with a plethora of updates and features. We talked about it in our previous article.
Today, however, we will be focusing on a particular type of feature which has become more important in this time and age – Privacy.
That’s right, we are talking about security and privacy enhancements available in the new iOS 14. The new update aims at making the user’s data safer than ever.
Though a lot of security features available under iOS 14. We have compiled the features which are eye-candy for privacy enthusiasts.
Location privacy
This new feature is a real deal feature in iOS 14. This feature gives, “users approximate location the apps and not the exact location of the user”.
Confused? Let me explain. If an app asks for users’ location but you don’t see any need in providing your exact location to the app then you can provide it with your approximate location. However, if you feel that this app can perform better if provided with a more accurate location then by all means you can provide your exact location.
In the location privacy section of the settings, the apps that have asked for your location will appear. A sweet little arrow that holds here different scenarios will appear. A hollow arrow indicates that the app will use your location provided certain conditions, a purple one means it has used your location recently, and a grey one means that it has used your location in the last 24 hours.
On top of all that, users will have the option to allow location access to individual apps. This feature also provides information to the users as to how their location data will be used.
This feature has tremendous benefits because some apps ask for your location but they actually don’t actually need it. Sounds like a privacy risk right? This feature allows users to share their locations without compromising their privacy.
Another privacy which according to us is an important inclusion is the Tracking feature.
Many users including me are concerned over how our data is shared and tracked across apps and websites which are owned by several companies. Now companies might claim that this tracking is done to enhance our user experience. But it for once need to have the authority to know if Facebook is tracking me when I am browsing through Myntra!
But unfortunately, this feature will not be available until 2021 as Facebook and other companies have complained to Apple regarding how this feature will limit the performance of their Algorithms.
Sniff Out Bad Passwords
iOS 14 comes with a new password monitoring feature. This feature for once is really important in a country like ours. With some intelligent people keeping their wife and children’s names as their passwords and then complaining about their account being hacked.
People sure are hypocrite about technology.
This new feature, however, tells you if the passwords which you have kept for your accounts are problematic or not. I mean some passwords are too easy to guess and some folks keep the same password for all their accounts. “NO Leanord, Kal-El is not a strong password”.
This feature will even recommend the changes to be done to make the password strong.
iOS 14 also offers other notable privacy features. It’s App Store has asked the developers to be more transparent about the data they collect from the users. Users can this before they download an app.
Apple has always been too strict regarding its user’s privacy. But iOS 14 takes the bar one step higher. I for one recommend users to go through entire privacy features provided in iOS 14.
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