A VIDEO showcasing just how much the Facebook app tracks you has been shocking people on social media.
Thanks to Apple’s iOS 14 software update, iPhone users can now observe how an app will use your personal data.
Tom Warren, Senior Editor at tech publication The Verge, tweeted the shocking video.
If you’re an iPhone user with iOS 14 you’ll also be able to scroll through the information on your own phone.
The privacy labels should appear on the App Store on the page of your app of choice.
Apple required developers to submit their privacy practices so Apple users have more transparency before they download an app.
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The feature has only just started rolling out but already people are shocked by just how much apps want to know.
Tom Warren’s video scrolls through the new App Privacy section for the Facebook app.
It shows a page which states: “The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies”.
It then goes on to show that your data may be tracked for things like Third-Party Advertising and Product Personalisation amongst other uses.
It says data may be collected and linked to your identity for things like finding out your location, what you purchase, your contacts, your browsing history and more.
The video shows just how long the list is.
Warren captioned his tweet: “Apple exposing all the ways Facebook tracks you with it iOS app is really quite something.”
iPhone tricks to try today
Here are some of the best…
- Typing cursor – When typing, hold down the space bar to turn your keyboard into a trackpad, letting you move around words and sentences more easily
- Close all Safari tabs – To do this in one go, simply hold the overlapped squares in the bottom right-hand corner, and press close all tabs
- Delete lots of photos quickly – Hold down on a photo and then drag your finger diagonally in Photos to select lots of images at once, then hit delete
- Convert currency quickly – Swipe down from the top of your Home screen (or swipe left to right on an iPhone X or later model), then tap in the bar and type a currency (like $200) and it will automatically covert to your local currency
- Check if you’re due a battery upgrade – Batteries inside smartphones degrade over time. Just go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, and check out the Maximum Capacity reading. Generally a battery is considered worn when you’re down to 80% capacity. If you’re below, you can buy a battery swap from Apple
- Move apps around faster – Hold an app until it starts wiggling, then (while still holding) tap other apps, causing them to stack so you can move them around easier
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