At Apple’s annual developer conference on Monday, the company rolled out a bunch of new features to keep your data safe.
For years, Apple has tried to make privacy a core part of its brand. The keyword here is “tried,” since multiple investigations (including one from Gizmodo) have shown that the company doesn’t always live up to its lofty privacy promises. As part of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple rolled out several new features that aim to offer enhanced digital protections for MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS users.
One feature that is sure to be popular is a new widget that allows you to “lock” and/or hide mobile apps. Locking an app closes it off to outside inspection, and the only way to unlock it is via a person’s face ID. This feature also lets users hide apps, by concealing them within a hidden folder. Hidden apps can also be locked, making them basically impenetrable to the outside observer.
This feature seems potentially useful but also sorta funny since it seems so intentionally designed to let users get away with shady stuff.
