It is a bit angry to know that we are permanently controlled. Companies that we have no idea what they are or what they do spy on us constantly and we become the meat of cybernetic listings. They watch us by land, sea and air. Either looking at what we visit on the internet, or simply where we are, with the geolocation of our mobile.
Apple has been very serious trying to protect the privacy of its users, and the latest figures show it. Thanks to the privacy controls put in place in iOS 13, they are watching us much less.
Since the launch of iOs 13 last fall, third-party access to our location data via iPhone and iPad has decreased by 68 percent. This publishes Fast Company, according to figures provided by Location Sciences, a company that analyzes the location data of mobile users.
It also explains that foreground data sharing, which only happens when an app is open, has also decreased by 24 percent. The scarcity of the GPS information filter towards third-party companies is attributed to the recent introduction by Apple of pop-up notices that alert users to the use of your location in different applications.
With iOS 13, it is periodically reminded which applications are using geolocation, and the user can control that said application obtains your location "only when it is used", "always allow" or "only once". This new feature seems to be working well.
Apple has stated more than once that it does not intend to help business models that are based on controlling the location of a user through their devices. The company welcomes this by stating that Apple builds its hardware and software with the privacy of its users in mind.