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Hi,
I have under the Privacy -> Analytics settings both the Share toggles switched off, however Analytics data is still being collected and have amassed a fair bit so far - how can I erase it all without Resetting my iPhone ?
Thanks in advance.
iPhone 6s, iOS 10.3.1
This data collection is not just crashed apps and pages. After combing throw the "analytical data crash reports" I discovered something that really shocked me. Collected data from a private browsing app I used specifically for PRIVACY! Adding insult to injury are the permanent cookies. I've followed every step, on every site, forum, article, etc. The cookies are always there. These two things alone are so invasive that I cannot see any alternative other than going with another company. Bunch of Peeping Tom creeps!
This data collection is not just crashed apps and pages. After combing throw the "analytical data crash reports" I discovered something that really shocked me. Collected data from a private browsing app I used specifically for PRIVACY! Adding insult to injury are the permanent cookies. I've followed every step, on every site, forum, article, etc. The cookies are always there. These two things alone are so invasive that I cannot see any alternative other than going with another company. Bunch of Peeping Tom creeps!
Well this is disturbing, Apple.
So, a potential privacy breach, which could be avoided by allowing the erasure of data by the end user, is allowed to continue by Apple for what reason exactly?
Sync the phone with iTunes, which will delete the data. Then delete the phone backup.
This is a user to user technical support community.
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There is no way to delete previously collected analytics data.
Great idea! Get an Android device. Google owns it, and they state that they track everything you do with the phone, and sell that information to advertisers. Much more secure than Apple, who don't collect or sell any of your data.
If you saw content from a private browsing app in analytics, that simply means that the app was not doing what you think it's doing. App data in analytics is expressly put there by the app developer, usually to get info on bugs in the app. Apple doesn't use that data, but forwards it to the app developer.
Sync with iTunes
I did and it didn't get deleted. Any thoughts?
It looks like it gets deleted when synching to iTunes. You can then delete the backup from your Mac.
How to clear Analytics Data from the iPhone without sending to Apple ?
