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Privacy tips for your iPhone and iPad

Your phone often contains more information than you might think. In addition to the data you enter yourself, your phone also provides access to social media and email—but it can also collect and share a lot of data about you.

The instructions below help you secure your phone properly.
Use a Passcode Longer Than 4 Digits

Why?

The passcode is the first layer of iPhone security. A custom numeric or alphanumeric code allows you to choose a longer and more secure passcode than the default 4-digit PIN.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Touch ID & Passcode
  3. Tap Change Passcode
  4. Tap Passcode Options
Enable "Erase Data" After 10 Failed Attempts

Why?

If your phone is lost or stolen, you can reduce the risk of your data falling into the wrong hands by having all data erased after 10 failed passcode attempts.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Touch ID & Passcode
  3. Toggle Erase Data to ON
Don’t Show Notifications from Sensitive Apps on the Lock Screen

Why?

Notifications on the lock screen can be seen by others—if your phone is stolen, left unattended, or just lying on a table. Turn off lock screen notifications for apps that might show confidential information.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Notifications
  3. Select the app you want to change
  4. Choose the Lock Screen option and turn it off
Turn Off "Share My Location"

Why?

Your phone shares location with family and friends. If a phone belonging to you or someone in your circle is stolen, shared location data could fall into the wrong hands.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Tap Share My Location and turn it off
Disable Location Access for Apps That Don’t Need It

Why?

Some apps aggressively collect data, including your location. You can manage location access per app.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Tap the app you want to manage
Limit Location Access for System Services

Why?

iPhones come with built-in services that use your location. Review these settings to avoid unnecessary sharing.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Scroll down and tap System Services
Restrict Access to Personal Information

Why?

Just like with location, you can prevent apps from accessing sensitive info like your contacts, calendar, or hotos.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Choose the type of information you want to manage (e.g., Contacts / Calendar / Photos / Health, etc.)
Review and Remove Unused Apps

Why?

Take a moment to review all installed apps and remove the ones you no longer use to reduce potential privacy risks.

How?
Option 1:

  • Long press an app icon. The icons will jiggle and a small “X” will appear to remove apps.

Option 2:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select General
  3. Tap iPhone Storage
  4. Select Manage Storage
  5. Tap the app you want to delete
Disable "Send Read Receipts"

Why?

If you don’t want others to be notified when you read their messages, disable this option.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Messages
  3. Toggle Send Read Receipts to OFF
Enable "Limit Ad Tracking"

Why?

Advertisers use tracking to serve you personalized ads. Limiting tracking helps protect your digital profile.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Privacy & Security
  3. Tap Tracking
  4. Turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track
Reset Your Advertising Identifier

Why?

Resetting your advertising ID makes it harder for advertisers to track you over time and across apps.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Privacy & Security
  3. Scroll down and select Apple Advertising
  4. Tap Reset Advertising Identifier
Use DuckDuckGo as Your Default Search Engine

Why?

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track you. Switching helps keep your searches private.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Scroll to Safari
  3. Tap Search Engine
  4. Select DuckDuckGo
Privacyinstellingen Apple iPhone en Apple iPad | BeveiligMij.nl

Privacy tips for your iPhone and iPad

Je telefoon bevat vaak meer informatie dan je in eerste instantie denkt. Naast de informatie die je er zelf in zet, geeft je telefoon je ook toegang tot social media en je e-mail, maar het kan ook veel informatie over jou verzamelen en weggeven.

Onderstaande instructies helpen je om jouw telefoon goed te beveiligen.
Use a Passcode Longer Than 4 Digits

Why?

The passcode is the first layer of iPhone security. A custom numeric or alphanumeric code allows you to choose a longer and more secure passcode than the default 4-digit PIN.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Touch ID & Passcode
  3. Tap Change Passcode
  4. Tap Passcode Options
Enable "Erase Data" After 10 Failed Attempts

Why?

If your phone is lost or stolen, you can reduce the risk of your data falling into the wrong hands by having all data erased after 10 failed passcode attempts.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Touch ID & Passcode
  3. Toggle Erase Data to ON
Don’t Show Notifications from Sensitive Apps on the Lock Screen

Why?

Notifications on the lock screen can be seen by others—if your phone is stolen, left unattended, or just lying on a table. Turn off lock screen notifications for apps that might show confidential information.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Notifications
  3. Select the app you want to change
  4. Choose the Lock Screen option and turn it off
Turn Off "Share My Location"

Why?

Your phone shares location with family and friends. If a phone belonging to you or someone in your circle is stolen, shared location data could fall into the wrong hands.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Tap Share My Location and turn it off
Disable Location Access for Apps That Don’t Need It

Why?

Some apps aggressively collect data, including your location. You can manage location access per app.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Tap the app you want to manage
Limit Location Access for System Services

Why?

iPhones come with built-in services that use your location. Review these settings to avoid unnecessary sharing.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Tap Location Services
  4. Scroll down and tap System Services
Restrict Access to Personal Information

Why?

Just like with location, you can prevent apps from accessing sensitive info like your contacts, calendar, or photos.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Privacy
  3. Choose the type of information you want to manage (e.g., Contacts / Calendar / Photos / Health, etc.)
Review and Remove Unused Apps

Why?

Take a moment to review all installed apps and remove the ones you no longer use to reduce potential privacy risks.

How?
Option 1:

  • Long press an app icon. The icons will jiggle and a small “X” will appear to remove apps.

Option 2:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select General
  3. Tap iPhone Storage
  4. Select Manage Storage
  5. Tap the app you want to delete
Disable "Send Read Receipts"

Why?

If you don’t want others to be notified when you read their messages, disable this option.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Messages
  3. Toggle Send Read Receipts to OFF
Enable "Limit Ad Tracking"

Why?
Advertisers use tracking to serve you personalized ads. Limiting tracking helps protect your digital profile.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Privacy & Security
  3. Tap Tracking
  4. Turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track
Reset Your Advertising Identifier

Why?

Resetting your advertising ID makes it harder for advertisers to track you over time and across apps.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Privacy & Security
  3. Scroll down and select Apple Advertising
  4. Tap Reset Advertising Identifier
Use DuckDuckGo as Your Default Search Engine

Why?

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track you. Switching helps keep your searches private.

How?

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Scroll to Safari
  3. Tap Search Engine
  4. Select DuckDuckGo

Enable "Find My iPhone"

To delete the data from your iPhone when it’s stolen, you need to install Find My iPhone (it may already be installed). Once it’s installed, you can adjust the settings using the steps below:
  1. Go to Settings
  2. Open the first option. It will likely show your name with the text Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes and App Store underneath.
  3. Then go to iCloud
  4. You can now activate the Find My iPhone option.
Want to check if it’s working?
  1. On another device, go to https://www.icloud.com/find
  2. Log in with your iCloud username and password. If you go directly to the link mentioned above, you won’t be asked to enter the code that you normally receive on your phone after logging in.
  3. A green circle will indicate where your phone is. Click on it to see which actions you can perform.

Enable "Find My iPhone"

To delete the data from your iPhone when it’s stolen, you need to install Find My iPhone (it may already be installed). Once it’s installed, you can adjust the settings using the steps below:
  1. Go to Settings
  2. Open the first option. It will likely show your name with the text Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes and App Store underneath.
  3. Then go to iCloud
  4. You can now activate the Find My iPhone option.
Want to check if it’s working?
  1. On another device, go to https://www.icloud.com/find
  2. Log in with your iCloud username and password. If you go directly to the link mentioned above, you won’t be asked to enter the code that you normally receive on your phone after logging in.
  3. A green circle will indicate where your phone is. Click on it to see which actions you can perform.


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