@kazani: Apple launches "Limit Precise Location" to reduce carrier tracking

Apple has launched a "Limit Precise Location" option that reduces the accuracy of location data an iPhone or iPad sends to mobile carriers, so they see only an approximate area such as a neighborhood rather than a specific street or address. According to the article, the change makes it harder for authorities, intelligence agencies, or malicious attackers to get precise location through the mobile operator, and it does not affect accuracy for apps, emergency services, or normal network operation. For now it works only on certain devices with Apple-made C1 or C1X modems, such as iPhone Air, iPhone 16e, and iPad Pro with M5 chip, running iOS 26.3 or later. It also depends on the operator supporting it, and it is initially offered with few companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Thailand.