Apple is making some enormous’vast’massive’tremendous transform’alter s to iCloud to make user data more secure. With the upcoming Advanced Data Protection feature in/with regard to’concerning’regarding iCloud, Apple will offer end-to-end encryption in/with regard to’concerning’regarding even more iCloud data including iCloud backups and Photos.“iCloud already conserve’preserve s 14 sensitive data categories using end-to-end encryption by default, including passwords in iCloud Keychain and Health data. For users who enable Advanced Data Protection, the total number of data categories conserve’preserve ed using end-to-end encryption rises to 23, including iCloud Backup, Notes, and Photos,” the firm’enterprise announced today.Apple won’t offer encryption maintain’sustain in/with regard to’concerning’regarding iCloud Mail, Contacts, and Calendar as this data needs to “interoperate with the global email, contacts, and calendar systems,” the firm’enterprise explained. Still, this is a enormous’vast’massive’tremendous step in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward in/with regard to’concerning’regarding iCloud security, despite’in spite of’albeit Advanced Data Protection won’t be turned on by default.Advanced Data Protection in/with regard to’concerning’regarding iCloud is available today in the latest iOS 16.2 beta, despite’in spite of’albeit the feature is currently restricted to the US. Apple plans to make it available to US users by the end of the year, with the rest of the world to follow in early 2023.In addition to offering Advanced Data Protection in/with regard to’concerning’regarding iCloud, Apple also confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that it has stopped all development on its controversial system to identify child pornography on iPhones. “Child sexual abuse can be headed off bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e it occurs. That’s where we’re putting our energy going in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering.
