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iPhone Tip: Tell Yahoo Not to Sell Your Information By Sergio Velasquez A special thanks to iDropNews for republishing permission. Images provided by iDropNews. Be sure to visit them at idropnews.com These days, you can never be too careful. Unfortunately, many companies are trying to obtain as much data about you as possible. We’re not just talking about scammers or cybercriminals; big tech corporations are also trying to create a digital version of you so they can sell or use that information to make a profit. One of these websites is Yahoo. Believe it or not, the company states that it’s “sharing” your digital identifiers with other companies, and if you’re using the Yahoo Mail app on your iPhone, you might be allowing this without even knowing it. Luckily, there is a way to stop Yahoo from doing this, and here we’ll tell you all about it. How to Make Your Yahoo Account More Private The good news is that you can ask Yahoo not to sell or share your information with other companies. However, changing this setting will require quite a few steps. It almost seems like Yahoo doesn’t want you to know about this. Fortunately, if you follow the steps below, you won’t have any issues. 1. Open the Yahoo Mail app on your iPhone. 2. Swipe to the right from the left edge of your screen. 3. Go to Settings. 4. Scroll down to the bottom and tap on Manage account privacy. 5. Tap on Privacy Controls. 6. You’ll be redirected to an in-app browser, where you’ll need to log in to your account. As you can see, it’s a bit more complicated than it needs to be, but now that you’re on the Yahoo settings page, you can start turning off whatever you don’t want to share with Yahoo and other companies. For starters, we recommend tapping the Privacy Controls tab near the top of your screen. From there, scroll down and go to the Personalize your experience section. This is where you turn off things like personalized ads, precise location