Apple secretly tracks iPhone users
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•You're being secretly tracked by your iPhone with little-known setting
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Discoverable by Others was activated with iOS 17.2 update.
It allows people to interact with your iPhone when they are nearby.
The feature uses Bluetooth to detect nearby devices to provide users with prompts of for their journal entry.
Users who deleted the Journal app have just realized the feature is still toggled as on even if they have deleted the app.
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