Apple Encryption

High-risk security alert issued for Apple devices: All you need to know

CERT-In has warned that these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to access sensitive data, execute arbitrary code, bypass security measures, cause denial of service, and perform spoofing attacks

Why is WhatsApp threatening to leave India? Everything you need to know

WhatsApp is currently contesting the IT Rules case in India, wherein it faces the prospect of being compelled to compromise chat encryption to aid the government in message tracing

Apple warns users in India, 91 other nations of 'mercenary spyware' attack

The threat notification by Apple said that it had detected that users were 'being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone'

Apple rolls out iMessage upgrade to withstand quantum computers decryption

Early planning is necessary, the U.S. cyber watchdog agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a 2022 advisory

Apple to boost iPhone security with 'Stolen Device Protection' feature

The 'Stolen Device Protection' feature is expected to roll out for eligible iPhone models with the iOS 17.3 update

Passkey: What it is, how-to setup password-less authentication using phones

Instead of using an alphanumeric password or two-step verification via SMS, Passkeys allow users to authenticate signing in requests by using biometrics such as fingerprints and facial scans

Nearly all cloud-based data storage will now be end-to-end encrypted: Apple

As part of an ongoing privacy push, Apple said Wednesday it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system. That will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies to access sensitive user information. The world's most valuable company has long placed customer security and privacy at a premium. Its iMessage and Facetime communications services are fully encrypted end-to-end and it has sometimes locked horns with law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, over its refusal to unlock devices. But nearly everything that customers backed up remotely using Apple's iCloud service including photos, videos and chats has not been protected by encryption. That made it far easier for crooks, spies and criminal investigators with court orders to get at it. No longer. The loophole that law enforcement had for getting at iPhone data will now be considerably narrowed. Apple, which is based in ...

Snap tumbles, drags social media giants on Apple privacy tweak worries

Apple's privacy updates, which were rolled out in June and July, prevent advertisers from tracking iPhone users without their consent

Solid support for Apple in iPhone encryption fight

Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 46% of respondents agreeing with Apple's position, 35% disagreeing and 20% saying they don't know

NYC police: Apple's encryption technology hinders criminal probes

Apple says govt could force them to create a software that could access financial data, track your location, or even access your phone's microphone or camera without your knowledge