All the new privacy and security features of iOS and macOS

As it does Every year, Apple uses its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to show off Some changes in its software This year—and, as expected, given Apple’s track record, privacy and security have once again become the top priorities on the agenda.

iOS 15 update For your iPhone The macOS 12 Monterey update for Mac will be rolled out later this year, along with improvements designed to protect your data and devices from harm. Many of these upgraded privacy and security features will be applied to both operating systems.

One of the apps that attracted a lot of attention this time is mail, Apple’s default email client on mobile and desktop devices.An item named Email privacy protection aim Tracking pixel Embedded in a large number of emails-when you open the email, these pixels are loaded and can filter information such as your location and the software platform you choose back to the sender.

Marketers, newsletter authors, and many people in between use these tracking pixels to see how many people have opened their emails, but email privacy protection prevents this data collection. It will not be turned on by default, but when you upgrade to iOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey, it will be highlighted as an option. In addition, since tracking pixels are only images, this protection applies to all remotely loaded images in emails. They are not completely “blocked”, but routed through a relay that removes data collection, but is designed to preserve your final experience.

Similarly, Apple also allows you to pay close attention to the applications you install through these software updates.Through a program named App privacy report, You will be able to see the number of times the app visited your location, photos, camera, microphone, and contacts in the last week.

If you want to know whether an application really needs the permissions it requires, this privacy report should be able to tell you. The report will also list the domains and frequency that the application touches, allowing users to better understand how much data it is crawling and transmitting.

As for Apple’s digital assistant, Siri, More speech recognition work and command processing will be done on your specific device. This reduces the amount of data sent back to Apple and stored in the cloud, which means that other people are less likely to eavesdrop, even if your main thing is to check the weather, set alarms, and add items to your-to-do list.