This is a very welcome new feature for all users.d’iCloud. Apple has just announced the addition of a feature calledAdvanced Data Protectionwhich adds theend-to-end encryptionon services like iMessage, Notes, and Photos.
Apple is catching up
In detail, the Cupertino company specifies that this option does not apply to calendars and mail, because the latter must“interact with global messaging, contacts, and calendar systems”.
Regardless, this is a real step forward in terms of confidentiality for the Apple brand. Please note that you will need to manually activate this feature to benefit from it.
In a press release, the Tech giant comments:“Advanced Data Protection is the highest level of data security in Apple's cloud, giving users the choice to protect the vast majority of their most sensitive iCloud data with end-to-end encryption so that it can only be decrypted on their trusted devices. »
This announcement, which currently only concerns the United States before deployment in the rest of the world in 2023, was accompanied by two major news items for the company's customers. We learned that Apple would soon offer hardware security keys to strengthen iCloud security. Clearly, this physical device will allow you to obtain a second layer of authentication to even better protect your account.
Likewise, the Cupertino company will launch an option that will allow iMessage users to verify that they are only sending their messages to legitimate users. The idea is to avoid espionage which may target certain targets.
Competitors exist on iOS
With these announcements, Apple is hitting hard in the area of privacy protection. But the company is far from being the first to launch into this niche. So, to name just a few examples, Proton recently deployed end-to-end encryption on its cloud solution on iOS.
Likewise, the storage serviceDropboxjust boughtBoxcryptor, an application that allows you to encrypt your personal data stored on any cloud service.
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