How can I protect my privacy in the Safari mobile browser?

Your mobile browser collects a lot of information about your surfing habits. This data can be accessed by any of the websites you visit. Safari is considered (by some) to be a privacy friendly browser. Here are a few suggestions to make it even more private. 

1. Limit access to your data 
   1. Go to Settings
   2. Select Safari
   3. Scroll down to GENERAL and enable Block Pop-ups
   4. Scroll further down to PRIVACY & SECURITY and enable Prevent Cross-Site Tracking
   5. Scroll down to SETTINGS FOR WEBSITES, select Content Blockers, enable this feature, and select Safari to return to the previous screen. Select Camera, and then Deny or Ask, depending on your personal preference. Repeat these steps for Microphone and Location. 
   6. Optional: Go to and then press Clear History and Website Data, select Clear History and Data (note that this option will delete all cookies and may request you to sign in again to any websites previously visited)
   7. Optional: go to PRIVACY & SECURITY and enable Block all Cookies (note that this may prevent access to certain websites)
      
      
2. Change your Search Engine to a privacy friendly one 
   1. Go to Settings
   2. Select Safari
   3. Select Search Engine 
   4. Select DuckDuckGo
   5. Optional: download the StartPage Search App from the App store

Additional Resources: 

- How can Firefox Focus protect my mobile browsing?
- How can I protect my privacy on my iPhone or iPad? 

- How can I use encryption to stay private and secure? 

- How can I protect my privacy in the Safari browser?