Does Apple actually value privacy?

Privacy is a fundamental human right. At Apple, it’s also one of our core values. Your devices are important to so many parts of your life. We design Apple products to protect your privacy and give you control over your information.

Does Apple violate privacy?

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said Apple may have violated the federal Wiretap Act and other California privacy laws. Apple is based in Cupertino, California.

Is iPhone really secure?

Device manufacturers Apple’s devices and their OS are inseparable, giving them far more control over how they work together. While device features are more restricted than Android phones, the iPhone’s integrated design makes security vulnerabilities far less frequent and harder to find.

Is iPhone really private?

Your phone is a treasure trove of your private data. From phone numbers, online bank access, messages, emails, and more, it is imperative that all of the data stored on any mobile device is encrypted. Full device encryption scrambles all of the data stored on the device making it unreadable from outside of the device.

Can an Apple be hacked?

While iOS security gets a lot of well-deserved praise, the Apple marketing hype of “unhackable” isn’t 100 percent true. Even though iOS security is excellent and Android security is more vulnerable, you shouldn’t rely on Apple to protect your data all by itself.

Does Apple care about data and privacy?

Yes, Apple values data and user privacy a lot more than most other companies. Make no mistake, though…. that’s not born from altruistic social concerns. Rather, it’s simply because Apple is fundamentally a hardware company. That’s what they sell. They simply don’t need to penetrate user’s privacy to do that.

What do the new privacy rules mean for Apple?

In a nutshell, the rules look to give the user more controls over how their data is used. The major tech companies are all beefing up their privacy stance to deal with these new rules and consumer blowout over the Facebook data scandal. So how is Apple different?

What data does Apple not decrypt?

Apple cannot decrypt that data. Similarly, we do not store data related to customers’ location, Map searches or Siri requests in any identifiable form. We will continue to work hard to strike the right balance between fulfilling our legal responsibilities and protecting our customers’ privacy as they expect and deserve.

Do we give Apple too much credit for protecting privacy?

But responses such as that one give Apple too much credit, in this case and in general. Apple didn’t take a position on Facebook’s creation of a paid “research” program to extract data from users. It enforced the terms of a licensing agreement; appearing to fight for user privacy is just a side effect.