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From what I understand (haven't set up an iPhone from default in a long time) but the 'limit ad tracking' is off by default, allowing apps to have background app refresh privileges is allowed for any app by default (you must manually disable for any offenders unless you want it off for everything), the privacy features in Safari are off by default, and Apple's own data-collection and location-collection is also on by default.

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Apple has a giant privacy document goes into great detail as to how that information is anonymized and rendered untraceable[1]. Which privacy features are disabled in safari (or more specifically which features are implemented that are always on)?

As for Limit Ad Tracking I'm honestly not sure what that actually does - given that according to this article apps are vigorously abusing their users irrespective of any user's settings.

[1] https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Differential_Privacy_Over...

What you say doesn't jive with TFA, which claims that the "information is [NOT] anonymized and rendered untraceable".

What's the catch with Apple's privacy document? Is it just that they're ignoring issues about what apps do? I mean, they make such a big deal about vetting apps.

Apple is saying apple’s products don’t collect data where possible, it’s not a statement on how 3rd party apps mistreat users

Limit Ad Tracking will zero out the advertising identifier, which is a vendor-specific ID used to track a device.

Settings -> Privacy -> Advertising.

None of that seems buried to me. Took me under 15 seconds to locate the privacy menu.

Also their advertising info/policy is accessible from that menu as well and is written in very clear, easy to understand language.

Location services are not ‘location-collection’ and are off by default.

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