iOS 18 shares your photo data with Apple by default

This iOS 18 feature shares your photos with Apple. How to turn it off
A new feature in iOS 18 can share your photos with Apple. Here's how it works, whether you should be concerned, and how to turn it off if you'd prefer.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Is your iPhone sharing photos with Apple by default?
An ‘Enhanced Visual Search’ toggle in the iOS Settings lets you search for landmarks in the Photos app, but it needs to share data with Apple to do so.
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What is Enhanced Visual Search in Apple Photos, and why does it have privacy advocates concerned about its implementation?
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Enhanced Visual Search shares your photos with Apple by default, to identify landmarks
A developer has noted that Apple’s Photos app shares your iPhone photos with Apple by default, for an iOS 18 feature known as Enhanced Visual Search. This is an expansion of the older Visual Look Up feature, which can recognize objects within your photos, but a privacy note in the Settings app implies that it sends more data to Apple …
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