Apple added Advanced Data Protection in its latest iOS update. It can mean big privacy changes — if users turn it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple is giving ultimate encryption power to its users by adding end-to-end encryption as an option to shield data on iCloud from both cybercriminals and law enforcement. What you save on your iCloud can truly be for your eyes only — and it comes with its own set of complications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This extra layer of security has the FBI “deeply concerned,” as the agency told the Washington Post. And yet, privacy advocates, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, are thrilled. The opt-in feature — which launched in the latest update to iOS — puts more responsibility on users to not get locked out of their accounts and have backup keys if they forget their password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple, a company that makes security a selling point, is setting a new standard for privacy. And as explained in the video embedded here, it also means other tech companies will very likely follow suit to compete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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