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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:06:00 -0800
Imagine all your tax documentation could be examined by officials from any government merely on suspicion. That’s the future some governments are pushing for when they demand Apple puts security backdoors into its products.
Think about the nature of security backdoors:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:54:00 -0800
Your iPhone (like most smartphones) knows when it is picked up, what you do with it, who you call, where you go, who you know – and a bunch more personal information, too.
The snag with your device knowing all this information is that once the data is understood, that information can be shared or even used against you.
Jane Horvath, Apple’s senior director for global privacy, appeared at CES 2020 this week to discuss the company’s approach to smartphone security. She stressed the company’s opposition to the creation of software backdoors into devices, and also said:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:54:00 -0800
Your iPhone (like most smartphones) knows when it is picked up, what you do with it, who you call, where you go, who you know – and a bunch more personal information, too.
The snag with your device knowing all this information is that once the data is understood than that information can be shared or even used against you.
Jane Horvath, Apple’s senior director for global privacy, appeared at CES 2012 to discuss the company’s approach to smartphone security.
Credit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:51:03 +0000
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| Mobile device sensors offer great utility to users—from taking pictures and commanding voice assistants to determining which direction to flip your screen. However, they harbor little-known vulnerabilities that could be exploited by crafty cybercriminals. Categories: Tags: accelerometerAndroidcameraGooglegyroscopeInternet of ThingsiOSIoTiPhonemicrophoneMobilemobile device sensorsmobile devicesmobile phonemobile phonesmobile securitymobile sensors |
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800
Advertising has become too personal.
Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for many. And Apple is changing the equation.
Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the technology debuted in 2017:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800
Advertising has become too personal.
Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for the many. And Apple is changing the equation.
Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the tech debuted in 2017:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:05:00 -0800
That story going round that claims iPhone 11 devices are secretly harvesting your location information even though you’ve told them not to do so? You don’t need to worry about it, and here’s why:
The tale begins when a security researcher noticed the devices seemed to be sending out location data even when Location Services were switched off on the iPhone.
He thought this was weird, but Apple reassured him that this was “expected behaviour” – and while the company took a little time to figure out what to say about this, it’s answer is convincing, once you know what it means.
The matter relates to iPhone 11’s U1 chip, which brings in an exciting (yet veteran) technology called Ultra Wideband (UWB).
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:14:00 -0800
Apple has at last confirmed which routers and smart home security systems will support the HomeKit Secure Video and HomeKit-enabled routers systems it introduced in iOS 13.
HomeKit Secure Video and HomeKit-enabled routers patch two of the bigger gaps in smart home security coverage: they give users strong control over who can access video captured in your home and also provide a welcome additional barrier against hackers and others attempting to break into home networks via the router.