Apple: Guide to checking the information on your device when you feel in danger

Apple: Guide to checking the information on your device when you feel in danger

Apple has published a detailed guide (called “Accessing Devices and Data When Personal Safety is at Risk” (sadly it's in English) to know where to look and what settings to change to feel safer.

We translate the introduction and contents to give you a better idea of ​​what this guide is.

What does this guide contain?

Apple makes it easy to connect and share your life with the people closest to you. What you share and who you share it with is your decision, including the decision to change things to better protect your information and personal security.




If you want to brush up on what you share with other people or factory reset your device for any reason, this guide can help you understand what information you are sharing on your Apple devices and how to make changes to protect your safety. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to remove a person's access to information you've previously authorized them - from location information in the Find app, to meetings you've scheduled in your calendar.

If you're concerned that someone is accessing information you haven't shared from your Apple device, this guide will help you identify the risks and walk you through the steps required to make the technology you trust as private and secure as you want.

Contents

  • Update the software
  • Reset your device to factory settings
  • Protect your device
  • Protect your Apple ID
  • If you don't recognize a page on which you have an account
  • Check your privacy settings
  • Use the Search app
  • Share your position
  • Share using iCloud
  • Shared albums in photos
  • Shared calendars
  • Share your activity with Apple Watch
  • Delete unknown apps
  • Delete unknown configuration profiles
  • If you use family sharing
  • Learn about fraudulent and phishing information sharing requests
  • Checklist: If you want to know if anyone else has access to your device or accounts
  • Checklist: If you want to stop sharing with someone you have previously shared information with
  • Checklist: If you want to make sure no one can see your location




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