Apple has introduced a new feature that will now make it so much harder for hackers to take users’ iCloud data into their stronghold.
The news comes as the tech giant begins rethinking the whole process linked to gaining access to sensitive data. The leading iPhone maker mentioned how it hopes to introduce a long list of security measures that enable end-end encryption as a part of reversal to the controversial program that’s intended to highlight abusers of child offenses.
This particular launch is directed as an optional offering to attain more data through iCloud.
As it is, Apple was seen offering protection to around 14 different categories. But now, with this new feature, it’s going to offer 23 in total and that entails device backups for the likes of iCloud, images, and users’ notes.
The advanced feature for data protection is present in different parts of the US today as it’s a part of the Apple Beta Software Program. Now, Americans are going to gain access to broader forms of data by this year’s end. But other nations would be getting access during the early part of 2023.
This way, you will end up setting alternatives when such technology gets enabled. Remember, Apple is not the one who will be having the keys to save your data.
Meanwhile, two more safeguards are getting introduced that prevent the misuse of accounts and different devices. A new iMessage Contact Key Verification would assist in helping those with great threats such as the likes of those holding positions in public offices and the media sector. In this manner, users would attain automated alerts when hackers or intruders are getting close. And with such a feature, users would be able to benefit from verification codes from FaceTime and even secure calls.
It’s great to witness the tech giant really put in new security features for users that are most concerned about their privacy and peace of mind. And when you happen to be a high-profile target, such tools are of the utmost importance.
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Keeping the same security feature in mind, the company mentioned how it is now going to be releasing a new iMessage alert feature that would make users aware of spies hailing from state-sponsored agencies.
The whole concept is linked to a feature that users can opt in for, especially in those cases where they happen to be facing digital threats. This can also help to curb those situations where a user assumes they are talking to someone but in reality, there’s someone else in disguise.
The company’s main target audience with such security tools are those hailing from the media sector like journalists and also those who have political affiliations.
Apple says that when such profiles enable the alert tag to be on their iMessage chats, they would receive alerts in case their conversations are being eavesdropped on.
This really sounds like a major spy business endeavor out there and it’s true because Apple has confirmed how its sensitive users are constantly being targeted by such organizations and it’s high time that it sat down and got to the bottom of such problems.
At this point, we would like to mention how it is worth noting that Apple’s iMessage is very exclusive and it continues to be an app for talking to others through an Apple device.
There have been many concerns in the past that regulators may soon force Apple to keep its iMessage open. But the tech giant can now mention how doing that would break hardcore security barriers for those users whom it deems to be super vulnerable. Let’s not forget that if a user relies on the likes of iMessage for their safety, why would they be moving on to another device?
