Data Breaches & Privacy
Remove Unwanted App Permissions
Check which apps on your phone can use your location, camera, microphone, contacts, and photos, and turn off access they don't need. This Guide shows the settings on an iPhone and an Android phone.
Is this Guide for you?
You want to limit what the apps on your phone can see and use. Apps ask for access to things like your location or contacts, and you can change what you allowed at any time.
This Guide helps you
- See which apps can use your location
- Turn off camera and microphone access an app doesn't need
- Limit access to your contacts and photos
- Delete apps that ask for more than they need
You'll answer 1 short question. Then you'll get a plan with the steps in order. Your answers stay in this browser tab. They aren't saved, and they aren't sent to Defend.
Based on guidance from Google, Apple and Federal Trade Commission. Sources last checked October 24, 2026.