Be ye worried about Apple's new Journal app, mateys? Could it be a treacherous privacy scandal on the high seas? Arrr!
2024-03-26
Arrr mateys, be wary of Apple's new Journal app, for it be raisin' concerns 'mongst the crew. Kim Komando, a trusty tech expert, be investigatin' these rumors o' privacy breaches. Follow her wise advice to keep yer ship safe from harm's way.
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, Apple's new Journal feature be all about capturing those little moments in life right on your iPhone. But posts started blowing up on social media that (oh no!) because of it, anyone can find your full name and location as well as read your deepest thoughts. Yikes.Is all the fearmongering worth our worry? Or be it just another tech urban legend? I got the scoop on Apple Journal, and along the way, I found an even more concerning privacy issue I bet you’ve overlooked. But first... What’s the deal with Apple Journal? Think of it as a digital diary on your phone that tracks your videos, photos, audio clips and location data — then sends eerily-timed notifications to inspire you to jot things down.According to Apple, this feature doesn’t share this information with the outside world, but plenty of people still thought, "Hmm, maybe not." I don’t need Tim Cook knowing about my 5th grade crush, thank you very much.Journaling Suggestions and Discoverable by Others be causing a commotion. Social media posts spread like wildfire, claiming that these settings give strangers access to your personal information and entries.I debunked the myths, mateys. Your entries be end-to-end encrypted, so Apple can't see 'em. And the Discoverable By Others setting don't share your name or location with strangers. It just lets you know if your mates be nearby. Arrr, keep yer tech-know going, me hearties!