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Auto opt-in sharing app usage with Verizon (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by collar@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Just updated to iOS 26 and a few hours later got this notice about “enchanted 5g” for some apps. I had no idea what it was, so I checked the details and saw that it was automatic enabled and shares info about what apps you use with Verizon. If it wasn’t for this notification I would have no idea this was running.

No thanks. Disable that.

Edit: “enchanted” lol. Meant enhanced.

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[–] collar@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah it’s not good. And what’s funny is there no details about what it is. They’re not really selling me on what “enhanced” 5G is and why it’s a benefit.

It was a generic settings app notification that said something like “you’re getting enhanced 5G with Verizon” and that was it. I clicked it and then took the attached screenshot. No additional information other than that it shares my info.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

You get to help send your data to Verizon for their AD department to process with AI