There’s a dichotomy between what Apple says about privacy and some of its actions.
This should ideally be opt-in, and fortunately, you might manually disable some of this.
To get started, go toSettings > Apple Intelligence & Siriand go through the options on the page.
On compatible iPhones, disableType to Siri.
You’ll find this option inGeneral > Keyboards.
Turn off Apple Intelligence
There are very fewAI features that work totally offline.
Even Apple Intelligence sends a fair bit of your data to Apple’s servers.
Even thoughApple Intelligence encrypts your data, it relies on phoning home to function correctly.
Although Apple says this data isn’t linked to you, it remains another form of optional data collection.
you might disable this by going toSettings > Searchand disablingHelp Apple Improve Search.
However, there are many other cases whereApple doesn’t need access to your locationat all.
Scroll through the list of apps and disable location access for every Apple app that doesn’t need it.
You’ll see Apple’s explanation for why it “needs” access to your location for each app.
Next, scroll to the bottom and go toSystem Servicesand review all of the options here.
However, it’s safe to turn off location access for certain things such as In-App Web Browsing.
However, this information is end-to-end encrypted, and can’t be seen or accessed by Apple.
you could disable this too by going toSettings > Apps > Photosand turning offEnhanced Visual Search.
Disable Apple analytics
Apple collects data to improve its products.
DisableiPhone Analytics,Routing & Traffic, andImprove Maps.
After this, you might go toSettings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements.
But a number of other data points are not, including Notes, Photos, and your iCloud backup.
What’s more, if you do use iCloud to backup your iPhone, your Messages lose E2EE.
This data is all still encrypted, it’s just Apple has the keys to unlock that encryption.
The simplest way to encrypt most of your iCloud data with E2EE is throughAdvanced Data Protection.
If you do go down this route, exercise caution.
The only data points not encrypted are iCloud Mail, Contacts, and Calendar.
For me, Apple Books and Voice Memos aren’t essential, and I disabled syncing for these services.
