Most of us are doing at least one thing a day that shortens the lifespan of our favorite gadgets without even knowing it.
People love to complain about big tech companies intruding in their private lives, but very few of us actually take advantage of the tools right at our fingertips to do anything about it. It’s really easy to revoke a great deal of access to our data with a few tweaks.
On iOS, tweak permissions inside of the Privacy section of your Settings. For starters, toggle off Allow Apps To Request To Track. Next, select Location Services and toggle location access off for apps that you know don’t need it. If you don’t really use maps apps at all, toggle location access off entirely.Android users can find similar options under the Permissions Manager menu under Privacy within Settings.
On iOS, you have to go into Settings, then click your name at the top to open your Apple ID settings. From here, click Subscriptions and you’ll see a list of all the apps you’re subscribed to, with the renew dates.Jennifer Jolly
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