![[article image]](https://cacm.acm.org/system/assets/0003/9780/042721__Washington_Post_illustration_iStock_iphone.large.jpg?1619545508&1619545508 "iOS apps now have to seek your permission to track you.")
If you haven't already, you'll see a surprising message pop up on your iPhone from Facebook in the next few weeks: Do you give it permission to track you?
To make your iPhone more private, tap "Ask App not to Track."
Do not tap "Allow," unless you love creepy online ads.
To prevent this same pop-up from appearing for lots of different apps — and to limit some of the other digital tracking in your life — you also should change two settings right now. I have instructions below.
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