Apple’s iOS 14.5 is very close, and an iOS developer has just revealed another new iPhone privacy feature arriving any minute now. Here are the details, as well as a lowdown on the other security and privacy features launching very soon.
Apple’s iOS 14.5 is very close, and an iOS developer has just revealed another new iPhone privacy … [+] feature arriving any minute now.
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Apple’s iOS 14.5 has been a long time coming, mainly because of the delayed app tracking transparency feature that will hurt the likes of Facebook. But it turns out that’s not the only privacy feature coming in the iOS 14.5 update.
First revealed by iOS developer Benjamin Mayo, another anti-tracking feature has been spotted in the latest iOS 14.5 beta. This time it is related to the AirTags which failed to launch last November. It comes in the form of an on-by-default Item Safety setting in Find My—“Item Safety Features” which detects unauthorized AirTags or devices that might be tracking you.
The addition to the iOS 14.5 beta is significant because the new feature—which stops a stalker being able to slip an AirTag tracker into a target’s belongings or pocket—signifies that AirTags are coming very soon. And from a privacy perspective, it means Apple users who buy AirTags can be confident that no one will be able to track their location in this way.
“Third party tracking hardware is most likely something that most people wouldn’t even consider to be an issue but it is still a possibility and more commonly used by ex or even current partners,” ..
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