digital security This discovery made by researchers in digital security goes against the official discourse of the apple brand on the security of personal data
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A security breach personal data at Apple has been brought to light by two security researchers; digital. They have proven that the Cupertino company could identify each user of an iPhone via a unique identifier, report our colleagues from BFMTV.
“New discovery: Apple’s data statistics contain an identifier called “dsId”. We were able to verify that “dsId” stands for “Directory Services Identifier”, a unique identifier that authenticates an iCloud account. Which means Apple can personally identify you,” researchers.
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Apple’s analytics data include an ID called “dsId”. We were able to verify that “dsId” is the “Directory Services Identifier”, an ID that uniquely identifies an iCloud account. Meaning, Apple’s analytics can personally identify you 👇 pic.twitter.com/3DSUFwX3nV— Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 (@mysk_co)
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A practice at; the opposite of Apple’s official discourse
With this process, Apple would also be able to access user interactions with the App Store application store: from searches to applications viewed and for how long, including advertisements. s consulted. For the time being, it is impossible to know whether the brand whether or not apple uses this data, and if so in what frame.
What is certain, on the other hand, is that this type of discovery is going to happen. contrary to the official discourse of the brand regarding; security personal data of its users. Apple does not hesitate to praise in particular its App Tracking Transparency, a device offering the possibility of users of the brand’s devices to refuse to be tracked; by some applications.