This Is How You Can Stop Your iPhone From Tracking Your Movements

Within the last few years, it's been hard not to feel paranoid about our privacy and internet security. From revelations of NSA surveillance to massive hacking sprees, it seems like there are threats coming in from every direction.

So you can certainly be forgiven for feeling uneasy about the fact that your iPhone tracks your every move. If you didn't know that, you might be curious about where you can find this data. Fortunately, it's actually pretty easy to access if you know what you're looking for. And after you read through this, you will.

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After your iPhone tracks your movements, it charts where you've been on this map.

Go in closer, and you can see all the addresses too.

This Is How You Can Stop Your iPhone From Tracking Your Movements

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It also logs time-stamps for when you arrive and leave each place.

And it keeps track of how many times you visit each location, which is a little clue about what you're trying to find.

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If you want to see it yourself, here's how you do it.

First, you go into your settings. Then, you click "Privacy."

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What you want here is right at the top.

You may not necessarily want to turn off "Location Services," so just go into it first.

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Here, you'll see a list of every app that needs to know where you are.

Scroll to the bottom and select your system services.

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Once you're here, you're looking for "Frequent Locations."

That will bring you to another menu. Here's where you'll see everything.

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This menu will show your travel history.

All the places you've been, how often, and your personal travel map are all right here.

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Once you get back to the frequent locations screen, it's time to make a decision.

You can either clear your history or keep the tracking map your phone has made.

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If you decide you don't want to be tracked, there's still one more step.

You'll want to switch the "frequent locations" tab off. Otherwise, your phone will just start making a new map.

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And that's it!

Now you can stop eyeing your phone suspiciously.

But what if you decided to keep the map?

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After all, not everyone thinks this feature is so creepy.

For some, it's more like an automatic travel diary than a nosy observer.

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And they're not necessarily wrong for thinking this.

Apple reps say the tracking information only stays on the device and isn't sent to the company. They apparently put the feature in so your phone can help you plan your routes and give you traffic updates.