"Your iPhone might soon stop telling your wireless carrier exactly where you're standing, and law enforcement won't like it. Apple this week began rolling out a privacy feature that lets users blur their location data before it reaches cellular networks, limiting what carriers can see to just your general neighborhood instead of your precise street address. The move comes as phone companies face mounting scrutiny over how location data gets shared with authorities and targeted by hackers."
"There are two key areas that this setting does not affect. First, your safety: "The limit precise location setting doesn't impact the precision of the location data that is shared with emergency responders during an emergency call," Apple states. Second, it doesn't change how you share location with apps like Maps or Find My. That control remains in the familiar Location Services menu."
Apple rolled out a Limit Precise Location setting that blurs location data before it reaches cellular networks, reducing accuracy to neighborhood level rather than a street address. The setting affects the automatic location information that iPhones and iPads share with carriers, which typically determine position by tracking connected cell towers. The change gives users control over the carrier data stream amid scrutiny over subpoenas and hacking risks. The setting does not alter location precision shared with emergency responders during emergency calls. App-level location sharing for Maps and Find My remains unchanged. The feature is limited to certain newer cellular iPhone and iPad models.
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