Take Control of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14

Take Charge of Your Privacy

As always, this update to iOS and iPadOS brings new privacy enhancements. The new operating system let you know when an app is accessing your clipboard, camera, or microphone; lets you limit your photo library access to apps; and lets you share only an approximate location with an app.

Tip: In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 you receive a notification whenever an app reads from or pastes to your clipboard. Some apps have good reason to do so, like an RSS reader offering to import a feed URL in your clipboard, but others are just overly nosy.

Privacy Basics

Every iPhone and iPad user should be familiar with some of the basics about protecting your privacy and security:

• Set a passcode: The absolute best thing you can do to ...