WWDC: Apple announces increased confidentiality on its services

The WWDC introductory conference was an opportunity for Apple to makemany announcements. The Cupertino company also took advantage of this meeting to present several updates that move towards better confidentiality for its users.

OniOS 14, they will now be able to choose toshare their location roughlywith their applications. Clearly, the latter will no longer know their exact location with precision.

Greater transparency on the App Store

Apple also announces a new usage indicator for your camera and microphone as is already the caseon Mac.

Another major change: via iOS 14, it will be possible to specifywhether or not you want to be tracked by an app.

As is already the case on Android, developers will also have to declare on the App Store the authorizations requested by their applications. Information on the types of data collected and their marketing will also be offered.This is a real gain in terms of transparencyand customers will know what to expect before downloading.

The Apple brand also unveiled innovations on its Safari browser. The privacy report now details the collection of personal data such as cookies or location. It also becomes possible to activate extensions for a defined period or only for a website.

These announcements are there to prove it, Apple seems to have taken the requests into accountincreasingly stronger customers in terms of personal data protectionand has been progressing for several years towards greater transparency in this area.

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By : Keleops AG