Apple will require iOS 10 owners to opt in to the new AI technology created to use advanced and discreet data collection techniques to improve contextual services like Siri.
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A company spokesperson explained that the kernel cache does not contain any user information, and by leaving it unencrypted they are able to optimize the mobile OS’s performance without compromising security.
In the iOS 10, Apple is making massive changes to the 3D touch functionality to make it feature rich and relevant. Even if it does give cybercriminals a bit of an edge in developing malware for iOS 10, the more professionals we have running their eye over the kernel code the quicker security flaws are found and fixed up. It was recently discovered that the beta version of the iOS 10 does not come with an encrypted kernel. The component known as the kernel is the heart of an operating system.
In the past, Apple has encrypted its entire system, which has made iPhones sought after because of top-notch security. (NASDAQ:AAPL) that the kernel dictates how software can use hardware, and this will actually keeps the device secure, and this is the reason why they left it unencrypted so that researchers and developers and can find any kind of potential security flaws if present.
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) HomeKit users, for the last few years, have hoped that Apple will release a specific HomeKit app that allows users to control connected devices in their homes. In a recent high-profile case, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) refused to reveal an exploit it had used to hack into an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino shooting rampage in December.
Its use of differential privacy to collect some user data to improve its AI services will be totally opt-in, according to the new report, and hasn’t been used in services before iOS 10 and macOS Sierra.
Once iOS 10 installs on your Apple device, a new white icon with a house will show up on your home screen. At first, security researchers were pondering whether the move was intentional or a mistake.
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It’s an unexpected move because it’s now much easier to search for security vulnerabilities, and it was unclear whether it was deliberate or an accident. But Apple has now confirmed that they have left them unencrypted intentionally. Time will tell whether the unencrypted kernel will do more harm than good.
