Apple's privacy tools now go beyond Europe, so more now get to download the personal data it has collected.
Apple customers in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can now download a copy of all the personal data Apple holds on them that's linked to an Apple ID.
The move brings the four countries in line with Europe, where Apple began offering a simpler way to
download a copy of user data in May, just before the EU's strict GDPR privacy legislation came into effect.
Under GDPR, EU residents have the right to obtain a copy of data a company holds about them.
They can also withdraw previously given consent for a company to collect data about them and request that collected data be deleted. And consumers have the right to take data to another service, as well as to know how a company is processing it.
Microsoft in May similarly extended the privacy features it made available for Europeans under GDPR
to all users outside the EU.
To find Apple's privacy tools, sign in to your Apple ID account page on a Mac, PC, or iPad. Then scroll down to
Data and Privacy and select 'Manage your data'.
You can
request a copy of all data from the App Store, iTunes, Apple ID account and device information, Apple retail store activity, Apple Care support history, iCloud bookmarks, calendar information, contacts, notes, and more.