“Our work shows that users may disable default apps, only to discover later that the settings do not match their initial preference,” the paper states.
While users can ostensibly choose not to enable Siri in the initial setup on macOS-powered devices, it still collects data from other apps to provide suggestions.
“Specifically, we discovered that steps required to disable features of default apps are largely undocumented and the data handling practices are not completely disclosed.”
The authors also conducted a survey of Apple users and quizzed them on whether they really understood how privacy options worked on iOS and macOS, and what apps were doing with their data.
Users were also tested on their knowledge of privacy settings for eight default apps – including Siri, Family Sharing, Safari, and iMessage.
The researchers suggest replacing Apple’s jargon-filled privacy policy with descriptions that are in the settings menu itself, and maybe even providing some infographic illustrations as well.
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“Our work shows that users may disable default apps, only to discover later that the settings do not match their initial preference,” the paper states.
While users can ostensibly choose not to enable Siri in the initial setup on macOS-powered devices, it still collects data from other apps to provide suggestions.
“Specifically, we discovered that steps required to disable features of default apps are largely undocumented and the data handling practices are not completely disclosed.”
The authors also conducted a survey of Apple users and quizzed them on whether they really understood how privacy options worked on iOS and macOS, and what apps were doing with their data.
Users were also tested on their knowledge of privacy settings for eight default apps – including Siri, Family Sharing, Safari, and iMessage.
The researchers suggest replacing Apple’s jargon-filled privacy policy with descriptions that are in the settings menu itself, and maybe even providing some infographic illustrations as well.
The original article contains 881 words, the summary contains 156 words. Saved 82%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!