With features that make them more reminiscent of pocket computers and fewer phones, the smartphone are an integral part of the daily lives of millions of people to "surf", communicate over the Internet, or shop online.
However, the potential of 'smart' mobile devices is multiplied, and the sensitive data they contain, and the risks to the safety and privacy of their users are increasing.
This is why Apple and Google took care to "shield" iOS 8 and Android Lollipop (5.0) respectively, that is, the new versions of their operating systems for "smart" Appliances. Apple's iOS 8 was released in mid-September for the iPhone and iPad, while the official unveiling of Android Lollipop (5.0) took place on October 15, together with the Nexus 6 & 9, with Google having however announced the new ones since the summer security measures that this will include.
The positive reviews about the enhanced protection provided by iOS 8 focus on the new menu that allows the user to better control what data his applications collect. The "target" of the menu are all kinds of programs that collect sensitive information for advertising purposes, as they do not need them for their operation. Something that can now be prevented, if you go to "Privacy" and choose which of the installed application they will have access to his contacts, photos, calendar or biometric data.
Having activated the verification a few days earlier two βημάτων για το iCloud, ώστε να ενισχύσει την ασφάλεια της υπηρεσίας μετά το σκάνδαλο της διαρροής στο Ιντερνετ γυμνών φωτογραφιών γνωστών ηθοποιών του Χόλιγουντ, η Apple φρόντισε με το iOS 8 για την αποτελεσματικότερη προστασία των αρχείων που φυλάσσονται στις «έξυπνες» συσκευές της. Κι αυτό γιατί η προεπιλεγμένη ρύθμιση είναι να αποθηκεύονται κρυπτογραφημένα, ώστε να είναι αδύνατον ακόμη και για την Apple να τα παράσχει στις αμερικανικές αρχές, αν της ζητηθούν. Χάρις στην κρυπτογράφηση, τα δεδομένα «θωρακίζονται» επιπλέον και σε περίπτωση theftor loss of the device, since one would have to know its code to recover them.
Encryption will also be the default on Android's Android 5.0, which will ensure that smartphone owners can also give or sell their old device without a trace of their stored files.
Source: kathimerini.gr
