Apple debuts privacy-minded "Sign in with Apple" SSO - Help Net Security

Apple debuts privacy-minded

Among the many news shared during Apple’s annual developer conference there’s one that stands out: the introduction of “Sign in with Apple”.



About the “Sign in with Apple” feature


Apple’s new single sign-on (SSO) authentication mechanism is similar to the one provided by Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, and others, in that it will allow users to sign in to apps and websites without creating a new account.


But there are important differences, mainly focused on assuring users’ privacy.


Users will be able to effectively sign in with their Apple IDs, but apps will only be able to collect the user’s name and email address. In fact, if users decide so, they won’t even be able to collect the latter, as Apple will provide them with the option of providing a randomly generated relay email address (hosted by A ..

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