How to Make Your iPhone More Private in 2025

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If you carry an iPhone for work—or if it’s your daily device—this video walks you through the essential steps to make your iPhone far more private and secure. In this episode, I break down the difference between security and privacy, and show you the settings every iPhone user should update immediately. We cover iOS 26.1’s new Background Security Improvements, biometric unlocking risks, Stolen Device Protection, Lockdown Mode, USB-restricted mode, permissions, location tracking, cross-site tracking, and why so many apps collect and sell your data to companies like Fog Data Science. Even if you can’t escape Apple’s ecosystem entirely, you can still prevent third-party apps, advertisers, and data brokers from harvesting your personal information. These steps dramatically reduce how much of your data is available to corporations, law enforcement, and predatory apps. I also share: • When biometrics can be compelled by law enforcement • How to disable Face ID instantly under pressure • Why Lockdown Mode is powerful but inconvenient • Which apps collect the most personal data • Why a good VPN (Mullvad or Proton) still matters If you want a similar video for Android privacy and security, tell me in the comments. ⸻ 🔴 Join me for my first ever livestream: Office Hours with Dr. Padfield 📅 Monday, December 1, 2025 — 7:00 PM Eastern Completely unscripted. Bring your questions. If you want to support my work, I invite you to buy me a coffee using this link... https://coff.ee/businessreform ⸻ Brushfires of Freedom Tour Visit BrushfiresTour.com and join my mailing list for 2026 events. ⸻ If you use social media, please follow me on Instagram and TikTok. I do not use these platforms myself for social media but I have an assistant who is posting my videos there to help me reach a broader audience. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessreformofficial/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessreform?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc #privacy #iphone #security #tech #businessreform https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/08/inside-fog-data-science-secretive-company-selling-mass-surveillance-local-police https://www.fogdatascience.com https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-17-pro,iphone-15,iphone-se-3rd-gen https://www.troutman.com/insights/us-v-brown-district-of-columbia-circuit-rules-on-compelled-biometric-unlocking-of-cellphones/ https://www.sgoldsobel.com/important-to-know-law-enforcement-can-use-biometric-data-to-unlock-smartphones/ https://cdt.org/insights/circuit-court-split-lays-the-groundwork-for-scotus-case-on-biometric-cell-phone-unlocking/ https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/04/17/22-50262.pdf https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment https://support.apple.com/en-us/120340 https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blog/lock-it-down-keep-your-iphone-safe-from-usb-snooping/ https://securityaffairs.com/45587/hacking/israeli-cellebrite-iphone.html https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=cellebrite&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4624852.m570.l1313 https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120