Encrypt 'user tracking' data in iPhone

The information about the "consolidated.db" file on the iPhone records the geographical location and the length of time the user is staying, causing many people to worry. However, you can encrypt data so that curious eyes cannot reach this sensitive source of information.

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Sensitive information of iPhone users can be easily exploited. (Artwork: The Time)

Avoid losing sensitive information about places you have included in consolidated.db, iPhone users can encrypt this data when syncing the iPhone with itunes. Specifically include the following steps:

Connect your iPhone to your computer via cable, execute the iTunes software on your computer (usually iTunes will automatically be activated when connecting your computer to iPhone).

In the left pane in iTunes, click to select your iPhone in the Device (Devices) section, usually the user's name. Next, in the Summary window that opens in the right pane on iTunes, click "Encrypt iPhone backup" (iPhone Data Encryption) in the Options section.

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Encryption options may also apply to iPods. (Artwork: Time)

After you click on the option above, iTunes will display asking you to enter a password to protect the encrypted data. You can set your own password, remember to remember this password.

While completing the data protection encryption process does not mean that the iPhone will stop " tracking " your destination. The above actions only help avoid " curious eyes " when they come in contact with backup files from your iPhone on the computer. The process of decrypting encrypted encrypted.db files is very frustrating for those who want to follow you.