How to find out what Apple knows about you if you use an iPhone
A USA Today journalist, Jefferson Graham, decided to find out what Apple knew about him. The answer surprised him.
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After Facebook acknowledged that he allowed another company under the guise of polls to find out the 87 data of millions of users, the journalist decided to find out what personal data social networks collect and Google.
It turned out that both had more information, and they began to collect it earlier than the journalist could imagine.
The mail file that the journalist received from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),was tiny, for a total of 9 megabytes compared to 243 MB from Google and 881 MB from Facebook.
Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), claims that the information is mainly stored on the user's device, and not on the company's servers. The list stores the download history of the user, purchases, but there is no search history thanks to the personal assistant Crab or browser Safari.
It took Graham eight days to get his data from Apple's European office, which processes privacy requests.
"By making a request, iPhone- the developer first asked for my address, phone number, serial number iPhone and other personal information before sending the report,” the journalist writes. He added that when requesting data in Google and Facebook he was not asked any questions, and the results he received from Facebook in a few minutes as well Google - during few hours.
According to the company, file Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), Graham's took longer but was small—a testament to how little the company collects and stores individual user data.
According to the file, the company noted the time when the user made a backup of his iPhone, when the photos were uploaded to iCloud and other very boring things.
"He saved my email address and physical address, but not the phone number, which is odd because the information comes from iPhone, the journalist wrote. - It saved a copy of every app and song I downloaded, every tune I added to my music library iTunesand every time I needed a repair on a variety of devices Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),».
Photo: Apple screenshot
Graham did not find his assistant requests among the data. Crab.
Search by Crabeg the nearest restaurant Chipotle will say Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),that the user has requested data, but does not associate it with a specific user.
"In the browser Safari on computers Mac my browsing history continues until July 2017, but Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), states that it does not track this information,” the journalist says.
As a result, personal requests are very different from what he received from competitors Facebook and Google that track steps, preferences and requests to sell ads.
On a much more limited basis than Facebook or Google, Apple sells targeted ads based on our interests in apps News and App Store.
How to find out everything Apple knows about you
Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), asks you to fill out a form to specifically request data loading in the privacy department.
Photo: Apple screenshot
You make a request at https://www.apple.com/privacy/contact, and then select “Privacy” in the contact form. Write a sentence explaining that you want to see your personal data and download history.
The company declares that in May it will proceed to one-click requests, which will put it on a par with Facebook and Google, but only for European countries to comply with the new privacy rules, entered into force 25 May. It says that this year the company will have easier and less confusing requests for confidentiality.
In general, Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), stores less data than Facebook or Google.
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