Operating System Privacy Settings
Your phone, tablet, or computer's operating system controls far more than most people realize, from location history to what gets shared with the manufacturer for diagnostics and 'improvement' purposes. These guides walk through the defaults worth reconsidering for the operating systems most people run day to day, including older versions still in wide use.
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- Android 16
Reasonable privacy-focused default settings for Android 16 on supported devices.
Older versions: Android 15, Android 14 - Apple iOS 26
Reasonable privacy-focused default settings for Apple iOS 26 on iPhone.
- macOS Tahoe
Reasonable privacy-focused default settings for macOS 26 Tahoe.
- Microsoft Windows 10
Reasonable privacy-focused default settings for Microsoft Windows 10, now past end of support.
- Microsoft Windows 11
Reasonable privacy-focused default settings for Microsoft Windows 11.