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
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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” »