What does a company know about me? Apple makes this data available to customers. Various data can be compiled and downloaded via an Internet service. TECHBOOK reveals how you can get this information.
On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. Since then, European users have more control over the information they provide to companies. As a result, many companies have adjusted their terms and conditions – including Apple. Since then, the manufacturer has offered a service intended to offer more transparency.
If desired, users can request a detailed report on all their stored data free of charge. This affects all records, including the App Store, Apple Music, email, contacts, photos, and more. TECHBOOK tells you step by step how to do this
How to get your Apple data
Sign in to the site https://privacy.apple.com with your Apple ID.
Now you get to the selection menu. Here you will not only find the option mentioned, but also others with which you can customize, restrict and, if you wish, even completely delete your account. It is also possible to define the access of apps to the camera and the microphone.
If you select “Request copies of your data,” you can customize which records you want to request. The page then asks how much space to compress the summary to. You should use this if you don’t want to free up too much space on your hard drive or if your Internet connection is taking too long to download a 25 gigabyte data package.
After you complete the request, Apple takes up to seven days to prepare the data. When the summary is available, you will be notified by email.
What does the GDPR mean for me?
On May 25, 2018, after years of lobbying, the new data protection rules came into force in all 28 EU countries. In essence, the processing of personal data should be regulated, for example by companies or associations. This includes, for example, name, address, e-mail address, ID number or IP address. You can read in this article what exactly is behind it and what will change for you now: Simply explained: What does the new GDPR mean?