By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:18 BST, 10 June 2019 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 10 June 2019
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Apple is letting users learn more about how apps track their location.
The iPhone maker is launching a bevvy of new privacy features in iOS 13 and among them is a tool that shows users a map of where apps have tracked them, according to 9to5Mac.
Users will be shown the map for apps that track their location in the background, such as Google Maps or Instagram.
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Apple is letting users learn more about how apps track their location. In iOS 13, users will be shown a popup on their iPhone or iPad screen with a map of where apps have tracked them
A screenshot of the feature by 9to5Mac shows that along with a map, Apple provides a description of why the particular app is requesting that data.
The example given is with the Tesla app, in which the notification reads: 'Tesla uses your location to show your proximity to your vehicle (while the app is open), and to optimize phone key on your supported vehicles (while the app is in the background.)
If users are uncomfortable with the app siphoning off data like this in the background, they can turn it off immediately.
Users can do this by tapping 'Change to Only While Using,' which means the app will only