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This sneaky iOS 18 setting shares your photos with Apple — here’s how to turn it off

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A new feature in iOS 18 shares users’ photos and photo data with Apple by default, a setting that has raised concerns about privacy.

Called “ Enhanced Visual Search ” the feature allows the “device to match places in your photos with a global index maintained by Apple ” Developer Jeff Johnson raised issues with the privacy of sharing such data.

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