5 iPhone Security Settings You Should Change To Protect Your Data

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From Lockdown Mode to privacy controls, these simple iPhone adjustments can keep your personal information safe.

It can be a little scary to think about all the personal data on your phone and what could happen if that fell into the wrong hands. Thankfully, for the iPhone, Apple offers many layers of protection in iOS to prevent sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands.

While some of these features are enabled by default, others require configuring and are easy to overlook. Properly adjusting your settings can thus make a lot of difference if your iPhone is stolen or even if someone tries to snoop on it. Features like Lockdown Mode, Find My and Safari's privacy controls can all help keep the data on your iPhone more secure, and they're all easy to understand and use.

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