How to configure iOS for privacy

[@R-ok3cl]

Would be very interesting to see a 2nd version, where it is no set to maximize privacy but reasonable balance between convenience and privacy for the average user. So those user who will probably never in their life be the victim of a targeted attack but probably loose their phone once. So geo-tagged photos and screen time are perfectly fine features to use. But a good Passcode (8digits+) is still absolutely required etc.

[@syedtariqafandi4077]

Hey Sun, first off: Your content is extremely intriguing. I wanted to ask if google photos is safe to upload photos to free up space or what do you recommend?

[@sunknudsen]

Hi Tariq, depends if you are comfortable with the fact Google or anyone with a subpoena can access your photos (which can be used to train face tracking software). I will publish an episode shortly on how to use backup software that encrypts the data before storing it in the cloud. Stay tuned!

[@V.S2310]

Hello Sun, what are your thoughts on the "Lockdown" feature that apple introduced ??

[@Jay-O_Carlow]

Very first vid of yours iv ever seen , And i imagine it is an old one of yours but i really liked it , So said I'd comment & im going to sub & hit the bell too I had 95% of these done just a diff version of IOS so a few things were in diff places , but im huge into privacy - not even a fan of my YT account but its my only social platform.. I just wanted to say thank & you got a new fan & sub!

[@smartblonde1976]

Really appreciate this video. You absolutely do NOT recommend Find My iPhone being turned on?

[@taylor9110]

Hi Sun, loving the channel. Can you do a review on the iphone apps lockdown(firewall) and DNScloak(DNS) and how they can improve privacy on iphones?

[@sunknudsen]

Hey Taylor, adding these apps to my research backlog. Thanks for sharing!

[@mruben1997]

I was bummed when I noticed you skip the “Experimental Features” Tab shown in the “Advanced” settings For safari lol Is that tab more for developers ?

[@sunknudsen]

Hey good point... I wasn't aware of that tab... probably because I use Firefox on iOS. Keeping that tab in mind for a future episode.

[@mruben1997]

@@sunknudsen Awesome thank you !

[@Shebrighteeh]

Yes I came just to learn about that feature. Hope there’s another video about it.

[@ItalianStallionTV]

Just came across this channel very good content ! Can you make a video on Lockdown and DNSCloak ?

[@froekenur]

My wish, make an android version of this video! Keep up the good work!

[@sunknudsen]

Unfortunately I don't use Android so can't help. Thanks for the push!

[@solivares]

I suspect there's no privacy in Android, being owned by Google

[@froekenur]

​@@solivares Yea that is a good reason BUT many people still use gmail and google maps and other google services on their iPhone. And iPhone is locked to Apple, with android you can install a different OS like GrapheneOS which is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS (without google)

[@afonsosalbrecht]

that's a great channel, but the biggest downside is the apple ecosystem that Sun uses! if you're an android uses, many of his videos are simply useless!

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@solivares you suspect theres no privacy in android because its owned by google yet your using a iphone lol. Search up what a degoogled android is

[@tothemoon5360]

Can u do video of experimental webkit features on iphone

[@sherinerose1086]

How about a video on the newer iPhone with Face ID better yet an xr in particular thank you 😊

[@akroisel]

Hey Sun. Thanks for all the work you put into this channel. We all really appreciate it. I have a question for you regarding iOS privacy: what's your take on faceid vs fingerprint for logging into your phone? I need a new phone as my iPhone 7 is slowly dying and was wondering if i should go for the new 12 or wait for the 13 with the fingerprint sensor under the display (according to rumors). Thanks for helping me out here. And once again: thanks for your effort with this channel.

[@sunknudsen]

Thanks for the push and great question... I recently upgraded from an iPhone 7 to an iPhone SE to avoid Face ID.

[@akroisel]

@@sunknudsen thanks so much for the quick answer. Another year of the old crutch it is I guess. ;) Do you stay away from faceid because of the fact that your phone could be unlocked by somebody holding it up to your face or the potential of your facial information being hijacked?

[@BartDaMU]

@@akroisel they also have "attention" check that won unlock if you aren't looking at it....

[@StephenOrion]

Hi Sun, what are your thoughts on iOS jailbreaks? I use a few simple tweaks that actually disable the wifi and bluetooth on the control center when u press it, unlike the default that doesn't actually disable it. Safe, unsafe?

[@sunknudsen]

Hey Stephen, I never jaibreaked an iPhone so I can't add value here. That being said, I guess it depends on who is behind the jailbreak... if the patch is open source and peer reviewed, I don't see how breaking out from iOS limitations can hurt... My gut feeling is we might be trading security for privacy (and freedom). Depending on the use case, the trade-offs can be well worth it.

[@salinger1106]

Is Firefox better than Brave?

[@yeayea8334]

I never heard about Significant Location (in italian Luoghi Frequenti)! You’re right, very scary, I deleted the cronology and disabled that function! Very strange

[@KevinGriego]

Yo Sun, thank you for the video. Very helpful! But after doing this I can't send emails through my ios email app. Though I'm sure the app isn't recommended, could you tell me how I might be able to fix that and get it working again? Thanks

[@bendrix]

I dug the future and past Sun haha. Its a seamless way to backtrack and include stuff you may have forgotten in the shoot. Keep this in your arsenal Sun cause that is a way more efficient and proactive way to minimize how many times you may or may not have to redo a shoot. My very first podcast that I did in 2005, I must have redone the audio over 20x and it took me almost a month to get my first one out. I like how you handled this. Anyway thanks for the refresher on my iPhone settings. I tend to monitor my phone settings like location and app refresh cause I'm a battery loveN freak but yeah when I watched this and looked at some of my settings I was like YIKES when did this turn on. Thanks for this its always good to be reminded to check such things. Great episode.

[@sunknudsen]

Hey Ben, efficiency is so important. I initially shot these episodes in 4K and the process was painful. Over the past few months, I have spent a reasonable amount of time optimizing the process to make it as effortless as possible. About your first podcast, feel you! Somehow we want things to be perfect which requires a new camera or mic or __________ before we are "ready". Took me a year to publish my first video (the DJI one), then about 6 more months to publish the second (the T2 chip one).

[@alejandroroig3309]

AMAZING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@pabstube1]

Tech wisdom at its bests.

[@gullible119]

Screen time is the most personal preference feature created. If you really need it, use it.

[@mercyonus5292]

You brought up Jesus a few times…He still lives!🤗

[@photoshoot7623]

What would you say is the best encrypted chat app that messages can't be restored after deleted

[@joansanchispv]

Hi Sun! What do you think of using social sites and similar directly through the browser instead of apps? In that way we can better control cookies and privacy. Is this useful? I’ve set it up through Firefox with direct shortcuts on the home page.

[@sunknudsen]

Hey Joan, I uninstalled social network apps from my phone a while back and never looked back (I wasn't comfortable with the increased tracking capabilities apps provided). Using social network web apps in the browser is much better from a privacy standpoint. Especially on desktop using "Multi-Account Containers" on Firefox. Have you watched kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHmXdZeOeJWFfNk

[@joansanchispv]

Thanks I’ll take a look! ;)

[@nicholasdriver5120]

If you’re using social media you’re tracked

[@jimserling9648]

Why do you use an older iphone? No face camera?

[@janissaryfilms]

Sun what are your thoughts on jailbreaking iOS. is there a safe way to do it or not really?

[@sunknudsen]

I’ve never experimented with jailbreaking so unfortunately I can’t help. Perhaps others can share on the subject?

[@sunknudsen]

@@trtrhr Thanks for your contributions. Privacy-invading devices are frustrating. That being said, can you please show a little more respect to our community? Some of your comments are being flagged by KZbin as inappropriate and I agree. I believe in freedom of speech and would hate to have to shadow ban you from this channel.

[@crisdin4944]

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[@gumott]

Now that Mozilla has a password manager, lockwise, is it good? Is it safe enough?

[@sunknudsen]

I'm sure it is fine... that being said, I like to compartmentalize things and using a dedicated password manager feels right.

[@gumott]

Sun Knudsen yeah, it makes more sense that way

[@TheDarkrider8295]

Would you say that SwiftKey is privacy focused or just stick with the stock keyboard?

[@sunknudsen]

I would recommend using a stock keyboard as the OS can probably capture our keystrokes anyways... adding an additional layer adds attack surface.

[@TheDarkrider8295]

Sun Knudsen thank you for the advice! 😊

[@manowar2816]

On stock you never can cut data. Go with Swift and cut of data

[@makimoko]

Hey Sun, What about Face ID for apps? I like to use a passcode to unlock the phone, but find Face ID practical for apps like banking and Bitwarden.

[@sunknudsen]

Depends on the threat model... problem with biometrics is it is pretty easy to log in as you even if you are unconscious.

[@aleksandrmikhailov3255]

Maybe I have missed that one but what about AirDrop?

[@sunknudsen]

Hey Aleksandr, I would avoid AirDrop if possible as it requires opening up the firewall.

[@aleksandrmikhailov3255]

@@sunknudsen yeah, I meant you didn't say that in the video, like "avoid using AirDrop, guys" :D

[@tejasb9469]

Also do a video about How to configure Android for Privacy

[@sunknudsen]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I know very little about Android. If ever I explore Android, I will share my thoughts here for sure. 🤓

[@xhulioshuka2990]

I need a small help please someone tell me how to download from safari apps they appear as files i cant open them… how can I?

[@wza360]

When you said to disable siri suggestions in notifications you didn't mention why and what users will loose. as I undertand it track what you do all the time and logs it based on location and time, so if you every morning like to read your Bible in Bible app, it will first suggest Bible app in spotlight, or will popup suggestion to call your brother if its his birthday. That info, I presume, is held locally, so does that have impact on privacy? While screen time - it shared accross devices (optionally), if it its enabled, then it definitely sends usage to cloud

[@soonicevery]

@Sun Knudsen, I did not catch anything about "Safari-->Experimental Features". Can you touch on this and advise what to turn on and what to turn off? I turned everything off and now I see some of the website actions are not functioning, such as drop down menu's. I just found your channel so I will be following your journey. Rob Braxman has been my go-to source recently after I found Security Baron.

[@crowlsyong]

thank you

[@mukul98s]

Hey Sun, I'm from India. Majority of people in India don't have an iPhone. Can you suggest some privacy tips on Android?

[@sunknudsen]

Hey, unfortunately, I know little about Android. That said, I might explore operating system and devices in the future. Stay tuned!

[@ramahadranhennessy9300]

OTP off? How? What? And how is Bit Warden vs 1password? Brave vs Firefox?

[@nomoreflooples]

If I turn off location Services for find my phone and someone steals it or w/e will I still be able to find it?

[@sunknudsen]

Unfortunately no...

[@0xROLO]

probably my usual setup isn't that secure but i tend to leave location services on, only allowing "while using" to certain apps i choose from my installed apps (the rest are set to "never") and in system services the only option that is on is "find my iPhone". clearly your location will be compromised as soon as you try searching for your phone, but at least gives you the option of locating it in case of loss or theft

[@youtubeus3rname]

I think there are plenty of people that would appreciate it if you'd avoid referring to stuff like those passwords "shitty" :p Other than that I absolutely ADORE your work. Please keep doing this kind of stuff!!

[@human-qp1mf]

I'm always scared to click anything because I may not know what I did, there for, I won't be able to fix it. This tech stuff in mind boggling to an old lady!

[@MetikalMan]

My phone won’t allow me to delete significant locations. COVID update?

[@sunknudsen]

Very strange... are other viewers experiencing this issue?

[@benyaminmiller5504]

Sun Knudsen I am not I just cleared it

[@naught9593]

4:55 Bluetooth Speaker is a good one

[@manowar2816]

I keep my pixel 4 and 1 + 6t.

[@ultravio1et]

i personally feel touch id and face id are not great for hostage situations :-)

[@es7691]

Yeah I’ve seen on series and movies how easy it is to break into a phone with face and Touch ID. It also makes your phone not safe from authorities.

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@es7691 well yeah i guess but even then most people use 4 digit passwords which can be hacked in under a second

[@portionmukbang4633]

It’s little different in 12 pro max

[@nomoreflooples]

So I followed this, turned off my location on all my phone settings. KZbin location was set OFF. Thru phone settings... CRAZY. So randomly decided to go thru KZbin app. Under not MY last name. And it had attached to my google account, which I needed for something idr but set up a random one for it, and had its own separate location. Turn it off, and now my news can’t give me news! So you need to go under phone settings, AND KZbin ITSELF.. like whaaaaat?! I think I needed it to set up my phone, wonder can I get rid of it completely, I can’t remember why I made it 🧐

[@killertigergaming6762]

Im so confused

[@manowar2816]

Having an iPhone and a Pixel is kind of weird to say that. Everything I talk on my iPhone with my friend we start talking 2 days for whiskey after a day or two show up in a Google news in my pixel which I was talking on the iPhone with the SIM card on iPhone he showed me about whiskey the best whiskey in whatever. We start talking the most time about insurance is car insurance no problem in a Google news after a day or two is just show up news and whatever about the insurances so everything you talk on your iPhone is still connected to Google Google is huge. No on my phone I have a Gmail with the data off and a KZbin channel sometimes I keep the data off. The pixel phone at home is connected only to Wi-Fi and my iPhone never connects to my Wi-Fi.

[@manowar2816]

Still wishes with the iPhone I shut her off Siri not to get my contacts and all the time Siri she just arranged my contacts that's weird right and creepy now in iOS 14 if you have KZbin app and sometimes you start off the data when you get a message it pop up a message like saying KZbin is not allowed to your data. So Apple let Google reading your messages in plain text and Siri it's not disabled it's enabled all the time those settings are not doing nothing That's my point of view

[@sewinvicta9274]

Half way into the video I realized that he's turning his smart phone into a dumb brick, so I went back and did just the opposite of what he suggested. That being said, I enjoyed this video and it is worth the time. I now know what my iphone can do and I don't feel that I need to be as paranoid as he is.

[@theoneD1]

I blame the consumers for all the "amazing convenient" apps and features that the iPhone has to offer. Over 10 years of research and consumer feedbacks, this is the result. "Conveniency has its price... Your PRIVACY!!... mua haha mua haha" (

[@ej1692]

I'm sorry I missed it, what is the point in using a touch id along with a password? I'm hesistant to give away my biometric data to a mega corporation

[@manowar2816]

If Apple doesn't sell the advertise to nobody why have the advertised button the same like Android 😂

[@sunknudsen]

Great point... I believe app developers can track and target users (without knowing who they are) using an advertising API supplied by Apple.

[@mycanon40d]

I notice in my Passwords & Accounts there is 1 saved which I can never delete it always come back , it is -guest@scstemp

[@sunknudsen]

Strange... have you looked at discussions.apple.com/thread/8298079? Have you tried clearing your browsing history in Safari?

[@mycanon40d]

@@sunknudsen Tried that before keeps coming back, I have previously set it back up as a new iphone which sorted it but when I restore from backup it comes back, what is best for backing up iphone contacts instead of backing everything up to the cloud.

[@TheOhamd]

After that you have a secure and useless Device :-)

[@pettitzeigler8396]

Hi Sun, loving the channel. Can you do a review on the iphone apps lockdown(firewall) and DNScloak(DNS) and how they can improve privacy on iphones?

[@sunknudsen]

Great suggestions... will keep them in mind for future episodes... The reason I ended up not trying Lockdown is that we cannot (at least on iOS 13) configure both Lockdown an self-hosted VPNs on iOS.