Apple’s focus on user privacy has come to the fore yet again
“Apple’s focus on user privacy has come to the fore yet again”
Since time immemorial (read: since the mobile platform wars began), iOS has been known to be more secure than its main rival Android. That said, Google has been able to cover a lot of ground in recent years, adding a ton of new security features to its mobile OS with each new refresh. At WWDC 2019, Apple’s focus on privacy came to the fore again, as it used the stage at its annual developer conference to announce a slew of features aimed squarely at protecting users from the big bad world out there.
Among the announcements related to updates to all its software platforms (iOS, macOS, WatchOS and tvOS), the all-new iPadOS, a new monitor that comes in the form of the Pro Display XDR and the loaded Mac Pro, were strewn some very interesting privacy-focussed highlights. And the one that drew the loudest shouts from the audience was Apple’s new single sign-on feature. Related read:Here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC 2019
Called “Sign In with Apple”, this feature would let you authenticate yourself on apps and the web using your Apple ID, and minimise the personal data that you share with third parties. Both Facebook and Google have offered similar features since a while now, with the sole purpose being simplifying the sign-in process. These rivals haven’t had the best track record with privacy-related matters though, and Apple effectively used the opportunity to highlight this when it made the announcement at WWDC.
