iPhone Tracking: What To Do
Encrypting your data The researchers suggest encrypting your data through iTunes. This makes it more difficult for anyone with access to your computer to steal this data.
To do this, open iTunes, plug in your iPhone or iPad and click on the device name when it shows up in the “Devices” category on the left side of the screen.
On the device’s home screen, scroll down to the “Options” menu and click the box that says “Encrypt iPhone Backup.”
A note from Apple on this: “Encrypted backups are indicated by a padlock icon (as visible below in the Deleting a Backup section), and a password is required to restore the information to iPhone.”
Can I stop the info. from being collected? It’s not easy. You can delete this data from your computer, making it less likely a hacker or trolling family member would access it.
To find the file, follow this pathway on your machine: /Users/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backups/
But, the researchers warn, this file will be updated again every time you sync your phone to a computer. So deleting the data is an arduous task.
FROM: CNN
