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iPhone Zero-Day Used by UAE Government

Posted on By infossl
apple, cyberweapons, ios, iphone, patching, Security technology, uae, unitedarabemirates, vulnerabilities, zeroday

Last week, Apple issued a critical security patch for the iPhone: iOS 9.3.5. The incredible story is that this patch is the result of investigative work by Citizen Lab, which uncovered a zero-day exploit being used by the UAE government against a human rights defender. The UAE spyware was provided by the Israeli cyberweapons arms … Read More “iPhone Zero-Day Used by UAE Government” »

Apple Patents Collecting Biometric Information Based on Unauthorized Device Use

Posted on By infossl
apple, biometrics, cellphones, patents, Security technology, theft

Apple received a patent earlier this year on collecting biometric information of an unauthorized device user. The obvious application is taking a copy of the fingerprint and photo of someone using as stolen smartphone. Note that I have no opinion on whether this is a patentable idea or the patent is valid. Powered by WPeMatico

Apple Copies Your Files Without Your Knowledge or Consent

Posted on By infossl
apple, cloudcomputing, encryption, fbi, filesharing, ios, nsa, Security technology

EDITED TO ADD (10/28): This is a more nuanced discussion of this issue. At this point, it seems clear that there is a lot less here than described in the blog post below. The latest version of Apple’s OS automatically syncs your files to iCloud Drive, even files you choose to store locally. Apple encrypts … Read More “Apple Copies Your Files Without Your Knowledge or Consent” »