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1. #Iphone 6 only asks if you want to use safari or chrome driver#
2. #Iphone 6 only asks if you want to use safari or chrome android#

Some of its recommendations to remedy this include the introduction of legislation that would bring Australia's Privacy Act closer in line with Europe’s General Data Protection Regime, which would force platform-holders such as Facebook to be clearer when asking for you permission. Many don't do a great job of this explanation, leaving it buried in privacy policies you have to seek out yourself.Ī digital platforms report from the ACCC earlier this year found the current setup prevents users from making informed choices, or giving meaningful consent, when exchanging their personal data for access to services.

#Iphone 6 only asks if you want to use safari or chrome android#

Android and iOS do a decent job at explaining what the permissions mean, but explaining exactly why an app wants your data and how it will be used is left up to the app developers. Credit:Getty How do I know if an app is overreaching?Īs with the initial version of the NSW ID app, some apps will ask permission to all sorts of data that might not seem necessary for the app to work. You can let your phone use your camera if you want to take a pic using, say, Instagram. On Android, you can just hold your finger on any app and tap "info". Tap one to see what data it's getting and grant or revoke any permissions. If there's one particular app you're worried about, on iPhone you can go to Settings and scroll down until you see a list of all your apps. The NSW digital licence wanted access to lots of parts of your phone. So is it? How? And what can you do to outsmart it? It's easy to see how the constant, seemingly intrusive data requests can play into the general user's suspicions that their phone is spying on them.

#Iphone 6 only asks if you want to use safari or chrome driver#

And, through apps, as downloaded to your phone through Apple or Google's store, companies can leverage this information to provide us with services and them with valuable data.īoth Apple's iOS and Google's Android systems have evolved to contain very robust data permission regimes and, in general, apps ask your permission to access your data because they need it for one function or another.īut some apps do get out of hand, as was seen recently with a NSW government digital ID app that was supposed to replace plastic driver licences but instead appeared to ask for everything from location data to camera access. They can find out where we are, listen to us and see us, know who we talk to and what's on our schedule. They are also a gateway to a massive amount of our personal data. Smartphones are incredibly useful tools and entertainment devices. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size