iPhone and iPad users: Update to iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 immediately for security

Phone and iPad users: Apple on Thursday released major security updates, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, to which you should upgrade immediately. iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 are available for iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod […]

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Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme remains delayed, not canceled

When reached for comment, Apple spokesperson Shane Bauer said that the company’s position hasn’t changed since September, when it first announced it would be delaying the launch of the CSAM detection. “Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers, and others, we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input […]

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Apple quietly loosens privacy policy to allow user data collection for targeted advertising

Apple is allowing app developers to collect data for targeted advertising from Apple device users, in an unacknowledged shift that lets advertisers follow a much looser interpretation of its App Tracking Transparency so-called “privacy” framework. But seven months later, companies including Snap and Facebook have been allowed to keep sharing user-level signals from iPhones, as […]

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