Is the iPhone Journal app sharing your location and name?
For the last month or so, I’ve routinely come across various posts on social networks, each one claiming the iPhone’s Journal app — first introduced with the release of iOS 17.2 — is broadcasting your full name and your exact location. I’ve seen headlines on TikTok videos claiming it’s a privacy nightmare for women and that all iPhone users should immediately turn the feature off. Is the iPhone’s Discoverable by Others setting really as bad as people say?
