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Apple upgrades user privacy protection safari to prevent cross site tracking

Original title: Apple updates user privacy related measures and will process data on the device as much as possible

On November 6, apple updated its privacy web page at 10:00 tonight, including measures to protect users' privacy with functions such as app location access, background tracking notification and information control of photo sharing. Users' needs will be processed on the device as much as possible.

In response to Siri's previous disclosure of user information, apple said on its new privacy page that Siri will not retain the user's audio record, and the user's search and request will not be associated with the apple ID.

On the privacy security page updated today, apple further explained the privacy protection policies related to Siri. Apple's privacy page clearly states that the user's Apple ID will not be associated with Siri, and Apple will not keep the user's audio record of using Siri without the user's consent. Siri will also complete information processing on the local device as much as possible and avoid sending relevant data to Apple's server. If data needs to be sent, it will only be associated with random identifiers.

In addition, in the recently updated IOS 13.2 system, the system will actively ask users whether they want to store and save Siri related records. Users can also delete Siri voice records stored on the server independently in settings.

For the current problems of unreasonable use of user location information and other data by app products, Apple has adopted a series of new control measures. Apple has explained the privacy protection measures from all aspects in terms of APP location access, background tracking notification, photo sharing, health app and safari anti tracking.

Among them, when an app uses the user's location information in the background, Apple will inform the user in the form of regular reminder, and display the map reminder of the software's location information; When sharing photos, users can choose not to share keywords, photo location information and other related options; In addition, all data in the health app will be encrypted and can only be accessed through password, touch or face ID, so as to avoid third parties from obtaining users' health data.

In addition to the update of the privacy page, Apple released a white paper on related technologies this year, including Safari, photos, location services and 'log in with Apple'. Among them, for the problem of cross site tracking by some advertisers through the browser, the intelligent anti tracking function of safari browser can prevent data collection companies from collecting user behavior.