Rossen Reports: How to stop your phone from secretly tracking you
Updated: 5:10 PM EDT Apr 30, 2025
Your phone may be secretly tracking your movements through features like "Significant Locations" and the "Journaling" app, which record where you've been and access your personal data.Screenshots from a personal iPhone reveal visits to a Mexican restaurant, home locations, and 313 other records of movements. To disable "Significant Locations," go to Settings, then Privacy and Security, followed by Location Services. Scroll to the bottom to find System Services, click it, and then scroll down again to Significant Locations to toggle it off.The "Journaling" app can access your location, photos, contacts, and media. To turn this off, go to Settings, then Privacy & Security, followed by Journaling Suggestions, and turn off "Discoverable by Others." If you have the new iOS update, simply click "Turn Off All."
Your phone may be secretly tracking your movements through features like "Significant Locations" and the "Journaling" app, which record where you've been and access your personal data.
Screenshots from a personal iPhone reveal visits to a Mexican restaurant, home locations, and 313 other records of movements. To disable "Significant Locations," go to Settings, then Privacy and Security, followed by Location Services. Scroll to the bottom to find System Services, click it, and then scroll down again to Significant Locations to toggle it off.
The "Journaling" app can access your location, photos, contacts, and media. To turn this off, go to Settings, then Privacy & Security, followed by Journaling Suggestions, and turn off "Discoverable by Others." If you have the new iOS update, simply click "Turn Off All."
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