Apple Boosts Privacy: New Feature Limits Carrier Location Tracking on iPhones, iPads
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Moneycontrol•31-01-2026, 20:05
Apple Boosts Privacy: New Feature Limits Carrier Location Tracking on iPhones, iPads
- •Apple has introduced a new privacy feature for iPhones and iPads that limits how precisely mobile carriers can determine a user’s location.
- •The feature, labeled “limit precise location,” provides a broader approximation of location (e.g., neighborhood) to carriers instead of highly precise data.
- •It does not affect app-level location permissions or emergency services, focusing solely on carrier-level data sharing.
- •Currently available on select newer models (iPhone Air, iPhone 16e, iPad Pro M5 Wi-Fi + Cellular) running iOS 26.3 and supported by specific carriers like Telekom (Germany), EE/BT (UK), and Boost Mobile (US).
- •The move addresses growing concerns over law enforcement access to carrier data, telecom network vulnerabilities, and user awareness of location data sharing beyond apps.
Why It Matters: Apple enhances user privacy by limiting precise location data shared with mobile carriers on new iPhones and iPads.
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