Apple's AI plans involves 'black box' for cloud data
Apple's efforts in AI could pay off in its WWDC announcements, but it is also very keen to protect user data at the same time. Here's how it will get done.
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Malcolm Owen
How to make Apple Music more private by turning off 'Discoverable by Nearby Contacts'
Apple Music has a setting that automatically opts users into sharing your musical tastes with contacts by default. Here's what the problem is, and how to keep what you listen to a bit more private.
Apple makes it really hard for users to completely stop it from collecting data
Apple's default apps are collecting user data even if users try disabling them, research from Aalto University claims, with it being an almost impossible task to properly accomplish.
Passkey: Which popular apps and services offer the new feature?
Apple announced support for passkeys across its platforms in 2022, and many major apps and services have adopted the feature. Here's who uses the security feature.
Evan Selleck
Apple Vision Pro privacy means apps can't access details of users' surroundings
Apple has published details of its Apple Vision Pro privacy measures, including preventing apps from relaying details of location, and even blocking the recording of hand gestures.
William Gallagher
Future Apple Vision Pro could limit playback based on where you are
A future Apple Vision Pro or iPad could display a virtual object or other data to a user depending on where they are, according to a patent that limits media playback to a user based on their physical location.
iPhone 16 microphones, Apple Watch flashlight, and Emergency SOS on the AppleInsider Podcast
This week, we're all being spied on — a little — while some sources are hearing news about iPhone 16 microphones, and others are having their lives saved by Emergency SOS on their iPhones.
Apple issues grave warning on user privacy to promote its own data protection
A year after claiming user privacy breaches were at an historic high, Apple's new report says they're now risen 20% more in the US alone.
Apple grabs its chance to tell users about push notification privacy
A senator's open letter making it public that iPhone push notifications can be used to track users has let Apple publish a warning about the topic.
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