Apple previously shelved plans to encrypt backups after a reported FBI complaint.
, adding an extra layer of security to people's saved text messages, location data and other sensitive personal information stored on iPhones, iPads and Macs.: Apple's encryption extension will make it harder for both hackers and law enforcement to gain access to users' phone data. Even Apple won't be able to see into encrypted data sets.only encrypted "14 sensitive data categories," including passwords stored in iCloud and health data.
Apple announced additional security tools, including ones that will verify the identity of those they're messaging with and another allowing the use of hardware security keys. iMessages will soon allow users to turn on a tool that flags if someone is responding to messages from a different device than usual — an indication of whether their account has been hijacked or spoofed.
Users will soon also be able to use hardware security keys to log into their iOS devices, ditching easy-to-steal passwords and codes. iMessage verifications and security key capabilities will be available next year.Apple has invested several resources in recent years to protect at-risk communities, including activists, journalists and political dissidents.
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