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🚨 iOS 18 Privacy & Security Service Announcement 🚨 iOS 18: Unlocking Next-Level Security—Your Checklist for Protection 🔐📱 Apple just keeps getting better -- With iOS 18, you have powerful tools at your fingertips to keep your iPhone secure and your data private. Let’s dive into the must-have settings you should enable ASAP: ✅ Customize Lock Screen Buttons 🚪🔦 Simplify your lock screen and remove shortcuts like the flashlight or camera to prevent accidents—or unauthorized access. Steps: 1️⃣ Long-press the lock screen and tap Customize. 2️⃣ Use the “+” or “-” buttons to add or remove shortcuts. ✅ Secure the Action Button (iPhone 15/16 Pro) 🆘📸 Turn the Action button into your personal security ally! Configure it for quick tasks like Silent Mode, emergency camera access, or launching a security Shortcut to lock apps. Steps: 1️⃣ Go to Settings > Action Button. 2️⃣ Select actions like shortcuts, accessibility tools, or Shazam. ✅ Lock or Hide Sensitive Apps 🛡️📁 Your private apps, like Notes or Photos, deserve extra protection. Lock them behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode to keep snoopers out. Steps: 1️⃣ Long-press the app icon and select Require Face ID (or equivalent). 2️⃣ Confirm the setting to secure access. ✅ Privacy-Powered Control Center 🎛️🔒 Rearrange your Control Center to focus on safety! Add shortcuts for emergency tasks like Screen Recording or Home device controls. Steps: 1️⃣ Swipe down to open Control Center and long-press to edit. 2️⃣ Use the + to add features and drag them into priority positions. ✅ Strengthen Notifications with Privacy Filters 🔔🤫 No more shoulder-surfing on your lock screen! Hide sensitive notifications unless your phone is unlocked. Steps: 1️⃣ Go to Settings > Notifications. 2️⃣ Set Show Previews to When Unlocked. ✅ Manage App Permissions Smartly 📲🚫 Apps don’t need access to everything. Audit permissions for location, camera, microphone, and more to keep unnecessary data sharing at bay. Steps: 1️⃣ Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report. 2️⃣ Review permissions and disable anything you don’t need. ✅ Utilize Safari’s Advanced Privacy Features 🌐🔏 Browse without being tracked! Use Safari’s new tools for blocking trackers and locking private browsing tabs with Face ID. Steps: 1️⃣ Open Safari and tap Tabs > Private. 2️⃣ Enable Face ID Lock under Settings > Safari. 🔔 These features ensure your iPhone remains a fortress for your digital life. ✨

In the The Wall Street Journal: "Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill Tech giants and their allies lean on culture-war issues to splinter bipartisan support for the bill " "When the Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act in a nearly unanimous vote in July, it was a rare moment of bipartisan unity, suggesting overwhelming agreement that new rules are needed to protect children from potential harm online. " "The bill, which would be the first major federal legislation about child safety online since 1998, started as a collaboration between Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.). It gained momentum in part because of harrowing stories shared about grieving families who attributed their children’s suffering to experiences on social media." "The Kids Online Safety Act aims to hold companies accountable for design decisions that can cause harm to young users such as the ones that hooked David and amplified his bullies. It also would require companies to address user reports of imminent harm." https://lnkd.in/eh9GkDUd