Apple's Upcoming iOS 12 and macOS 14 Mojave
and Your Privacy Ping!
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Posted on 06/07/2018 9:46:46 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple is turning its oft-expressed stance on privacy into features that are bad news for everyone from other tech companies to government agencies.
When Apple previewed the upcoming iOS 12 and MacOS Mojave at this week’s WWDC keynote, the killer new features that got both developers and users most excited were the ones you’d would expect: the visually stunning Dark Mode on MacOS, the insanely customizable Memojis on iOS, FaceTime group-calling features on both platforms, massive improvementsto Siri, and Apple’s all-new Screen Time digital health tracking tools.
All those features deserved the applause they got from the crowd. But it was other updates–definitely less sexy and headline-grabbing–that set Apple apart from other technology giants. I’m talking about the new privacy features built into both iOS 12 and MacOS Mojave that make it so much harder for other parties to get at your personal information.
“We believe your private data should remain private,” declared Apple software senior VP Craig Federighi on stage when announcing some of the new privacy features coming to the company’s flagship platforms. “Not because you’ve done something wrong or have something to hide, but because there can be a lot of sensitive data on your devices and we think you should be in control of who sees it.”
Federighi’s statement may be noble—privacy advocates would certainly argue it’s the correct stance—but it also makes good business sense in this post-Facebook/Cambridge Analytica age. As we become more keenly aware of how our data is being accessed and manipulated, often without our knowledge, a technology company that emphasizes features that protect a user’s privacy stands out like a flower among the weeds. It’s a reason to considering buying devices from Apple instead of someone else.
But while end users and privacy advocates will likely cheer Apple’s new privacy features, others will be decidedly less excited about them, including . . .
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All apps should be forced to play in it’s own sandbox, and only have toys thrown in to it by the OS upon request and with the established permission of the user. Any system not set up this way is obnoxious
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when IS THE RELEASE?................
Both Grayshift and Cellebrite cater to law-enforcement agencies. The use of such equipment is controversial, and Apple has taken a hard-line stance on scenarios involving cracking its security: In 2016, it refused to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooter. Then there’s the potential for this sort of technology to fall into the hands of rogue nation-states or criminals.
Which is why, in iOS 12, Apple has implemented a “Disable USB Access” access feature that blocks the ability for the iPhone to transfer data to a USB device, like the GrayKey, if the correct passcode hasn’t been entered on the device in the last 60 minutes. That timeframe is way too short for the GrayKey to work its security-defeating magic. In other words, Apple is bricking the GrayKey and other devices like it. That’s bad news for Grayshift and the organizations that have shelled out up to $30,000 for its box.
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Good!
Apple is pissing off the right people.
Good for Apple on all counts. Now if they could just add a physical hardware mute switch to cut off the microphone like putting a post-it note over the lens blocks the camera. A software switch can be bypassed with other software, but a millimeter gap in the microphone line is hard to sneakily reconnect.
Good article! Glad Apple is leading the way.
In iOS, they already do, they are sandboxed, and even within Safari, one tab is sandboxed from another. . . but certain system resources are available to all apps.
Usually, the next major update announced at the WWDC will be released in September.
They should do simultaneous release with the WWDC.............
No, you are mischaracterizing what happened in the San Bernardino terrorist case. Apple VOLUNTEERED to assist unlocking the specific iPhone 5 in question but the San Bernardino County authorities and the FBI declined the offer, saying, "No, we'll handle it ourselves." and proceeded to change the terrorist's AppleID completely locking the device even beyond Apple's ability to unlock it.
The FBI THEN went to Federal Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym and got an All Writs Court Order THEIR attorney wrote ordering Apple to create a NEW VERISION of iOS that would run from RAM that would bypass the built-in security of the iPhone and then DELIVER it to the FBI. This court order was not a search warrant, but rather an order to do something OUTSIDE of Apple's normal business practices, something the US Supreme Court has ruled an All Writs order CANNOT ORDER any business to do. In addition, the All Writs order was an illegal court order violating the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) which specifically PROHIBITS police agencies and the courts from doing what that court order was specially ordering Apple to do. These two legalities were the reasons that court order was VACATED.
On the other hand, Apple DID comply with the search warrant they received and provided the authorities the entire contents of Farouk Said's iCloud data, including the backups of that iPhone. . . before the authorities even TRIED to unlock it, refusing Apple's volunteered help.
Last week another Freeper called me a liar on all of the above and I then provided LINKED proof on every single word of it from authoritative sources, including the ALL WRITS COURT ORDER, the history and decisions on All Writs court orders, etc, and contemporaneous articles about Apple's actions vis-a-vis volunteering to assist unlocking Said's device and being rebuffed.
No, then the apps wouldn't work with the new version. The developers have to have time to do their things with it. That's what the WWDC is all about. They are getting the first look and introduction to what's in it. They also give feedback about what might be giving problems.
True, true. I would upgrade both PC and phone if this feature was available.
Those words aren’t mine. It’s a pull quote from the article.
” like putting a post-it note over the lens blocks the camera.”
No need for post-its, these stick-on lens covers work great, has a slider to cover the lens or to uncover it. I bought several for a couple bucks total, shop around. Search eBay for
3Pcs/Pack KLIPOP Plastic Webcam Privacy Camera Lens Cover for iPhone/Laptops
I would be surprised if a LOT of people don’t reach the same conclusion as you did.
I turned off my iphone7 yesterday and got a dumb flip phone.
A flip-phone is all that I've ever had ... no camera, no texting, only the "call-me-and-we'll-talk" aspect of a phone ...
How good is all this security if they move all phones to be unlocked by facial recognition?
Cops/ criminals just take your phone and hold it in front of your (live or dead) face and it’s unlocked?
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