Infosec commenter questions feature's transparency and scope
2 Sep 21 11:27 AM · 2d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
A commenter on the 9to5Mac Mastodon post welcomed the concept but questioned what data the feature actually examines and how much depends on individual app developers acting on the risk flag.
“Not sure what to make of this. On the surface, this is a great feature.”
AAKL@infosec.exchangeApple iOS 27 developerArin Waichulis 9to5Mac Security Bite columnistAAKL Infosec commenter (@infosec.exchange)
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Not sure what to make of this. On the surface, this is a great feature. But the app you're using would have to support such a feature. Then, there's the part about how the feature "doesn’t look at content in Photos, Messages, or Mail for context." Where does it look then? 🤔. And lastly, it depends on what the app does with the resulting red…
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