{"id":12007,"date":"2018-04-13T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/13\/news-5776\/"},"modified":"2018-04-13T08:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T16:30:07","slug":"news-5776","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/13\/news-5776\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Apple&#039;s GDPR privacy upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2018\/01\/security_internet_network_encryption_privacy_padlock-100745987-large.3x2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:07:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple is updating its products and services to bring them in line with the EU\u2019s forthcoming privacy protection rules (GDPR). Among other improvements, customers will be able to download all the information Apple keeps about them.<\/p>\n<p>Europe is about to introduce General Data Protection Regulations, (GDPR). These rules are designed to bring existing data protection laws into the 21<sup>st<\/sup>Century, they allow individuals the right to see what information companies hold about them, oblige business to handle data more responsibly, and put a new set of fines and regulations in place. Almost any entity that handles personal data will be impacted by the rules, which you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/law\/law-topic\/data-protection_en\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>. These changes may be taking place in Europe, but there is expectation most big tech firms will apply similar protections outside Europe, which will give more effective protection to most people \u2013 which is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.applemust.com\/6-reasons-you-should-support-apples-stance-on-privacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a good thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s tough stance on personal privacy had already prompted many in the tech industry to get their act together. The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/article\/3268406\/apple-mac\/mac-ios-how-to-check-if-cambridge-analytica-used-your-facebook-data.html?nsdr=true\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook\/Cambridge Analytica scandal<\/a>means many more of us now understand why such protection matters, particularly at a point in human history at which so much of what happens next will be defined by AI and data analytics. This information is powerful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve never believed that these detailed profiles of people, that have incredibly deep personal information that is patched together from several sources, should exist,\u201dApple CEO TimCook recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.applemust.com\/16-important-things-apple-ceo-tim-cook-told-us-we-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a>. They can be \u201cabused against our democracy,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>Apple recently introduced updated privacy protections across all its products, which now offer a new Data &amp; Privacy screen during setup. This explains how Apple and apps use your data and promises that the company\u2019s solutions are designed to minimize the collection and use of your data. It also describes how on-device processing is used whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p width=\"100%\" height=\"420\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WneQ34ZuXww\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" ><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WneQ34ZuXww\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" ><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Apple explains:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we use data to create better experiences for you, we work hard to do it in a way that doesn\u2019t compromise your privacy. One example is our pioneering use of Differential Privacy, where we scramble your data and combine it with the data of millions of others. So we see general patterns, rather than specifics that could be traced back to you. These patterns help us identify things like the most popular emoji, the best QuickType suggestions, and energy consumption rates in Safari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Effectively this means Apple\u2019s products are <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.computerworld.com\/article\/3268456\/apple-ios\/private-by-design-why-apple-s-ios-meets-needs-of-healthcare-it.html?nsdr=true\" rel=\"nofollow\">private by design<\/a>, which should open up interesting opportunities for the company in future.<\/p>\n<p>These aren\u2019t the only privacy enhancements we can look forward from Apple as it prepares for GDPR rules to become mandatory in May.<\/p>\n<p>The company has said it plans to update its Apple ID management page with a way to let users download a copy of all the data they have stored with the company.<\/p>\n<p>The company will allow users to download data across individual apps, which means data concerning your music playback choices or which news stories you\u2019ve been reading will be as easy to download as information about the contents of your Contacts or Calendar apps. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the equivalent of the data Facebook allows its users to download about themselves, though Apple\u2019s pre-existing commitment to privacy means we don\u2019t expect too many unpleasant surprises \u2013 though I will be paying particular attention to Location data logs when I check my records.<\/p>\n<p>Apple also intends making it much easier for its customers to control their data. That means we\u2019ll be able to:<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a significant improvement \u2013 you have been able to do some of these things by contacting the company, but this takes time \u2013 these new tools will empower customers to vet and manage their own information.<\/p>\n<p>Apple closed out March by providing developers with an extensive set of tools to help them handle data requests made by EU users under new GDPR rules. These will enable developers to let users \u201cmanage data that&#8217;s associated with your app and stored in iCloud by using native APIs and Web APIs,\u201d the company said.\u00a0These will also include tools to enable a developer\u2019s own users to delete their data from a developer\u2019s app. More <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/support\/allowing-users-to-manage-data\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has already begun introducing these improvements. The most recent software updates introduced new Privacy rules and systems and a new Privacy icon that appears when an app requests your personal data. The company says the additional enhancements discussed here are scheduled for introduction in Europe as GDPR rules come into effect on May 25. The iPhone maker says it will make these features available to customers outside Europe at a later point.<\/p>\n<p>Cook has gone on record to call privacy a \u201chuman right\u201d. He\u2019s highly critical of companies whose business plan is to monetize customers, saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is, we could make a ton of money if we monetised our customer&#8230; We\u2019ve elected not to do that. We\u2019re not going to traffic in your personal life. Privacy to us is a human right, a civil liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple as a company has an extensive privacy governance structure which is described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/privacy\/en-ww\/governance\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its employees are required to take privacy training and it has a Privacy Board made up of a cross functional group of senior representatives from across the company that handles privacy-related issues.<\/p>\n<p>Apple details its privacy policies, tools and reports in the Privacy section of its website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/privacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google+?<\/strong>\u00a0If you use social media and happen to be a Google+ user, why not\u00a0join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/102592251674546201152\" rel=\"nofollow\">AppleHolic&#8217;s Kool Aid Corner community<\/a>\u00a0and get involved with the conversation as we pursue the spirit of the New Model Apple?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a story? Please\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonnyevans_cw\" rel=\"nofollow\">drop me a line via Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and let me know. I&#8217;d like it if you chose to follow me there so I can let you know about new articles I publish and reports I find.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3268826\/mobile-wireless\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apples-gdpr-privacy-upgrade.html#tk.rss_security\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/category\/security\/index.rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2018\/01\/security_internet_network_encryption_privacy_padlock-100745987-large.3x2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:07:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n<article>\n<section class=\"page\">\n<p>Apple is updating its products and services to bring them in line with the EU\u2019s forthcoming privacy protection rules (GDPR). Among other improvements, customers will be able to download all the information Apple keeps about them.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is GDPR?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Europe is about to introduce General Data Protection Regulations, (GDPR). These rules are designed to bring existing data protection laws into the 21<sup>st<\/sup>Century, they allow individuals the right to see what information companies hold about them, oblige business to handle data more responsibly, and put a new set of fines and regulations in place. Almost any entity that handles personal data will be impacted by the rules, which you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/law\/law-topic\/data-protection_en\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>. These changes may be taking place in Europe, but there is expectation most big tech firms will apply similar protections outside Europe, which will give more effective protection to most people \u2013 which is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.applemust.com\/6-reasons-you-should-support-apples-stance-on-privacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a good thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jumpTag\"><a href=\"\/article\/3268826\/mobile-wireless\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apples-gdpr-privacy-upgrade.html#jump\">To read this article in full, please click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[11062,10643],"tags":[10480,10554,714],"class_list":["post-12007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computerworld","category-independent","tag-ios","tag-mobile","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}