” None of the information collected allows you to be personally identified. “. This is the promise made by Apple to users ofiPhone. But in reality, is this promise really kept?
While yesterday we were talking about an iCloud bug that would share your photos with strangers, now we are learning a little more about how the Cupertino company collects (and uses) your personal data.
Personal data: when the apple is paid for by your pear
For many years, many of us have praised Apple for privacy. Indeed, Tim Cook’s firm has long been renowned for providing its customers with the guarantee that their personal data would be protected from any attack. ” Privacy. That’s iPhone “, she told us, in an advertising campaign launched three years ago.
But as so often, promises are sometimes just promises. Because if the company reassures its customers about their anonymity within its ecosystem, and more specifically on the side of the iPhone, new tests carried out by researchers indicate that Apple would collect an identification number (Directory Services Identifier), allowing him to learn a lot about you.
Researchers and application developers from the Mysk company have indeed recently embarked on an in-depth investigation into the use of user data on the iPhone. The conclusion could not be clearer: the privacy policy undoubtedly contradicts the actions of the brand.
” Privacy. That’s iPhone “, It’s finish ?
the Directory Services Identifier (DSID) is an identification number directly attached to your Apple ID. By collecting this analytical data, Apple is therefore perfectly able to identify the surnames, first names, email addresses, dates of birth and telephone numbers of its customers, thus completely breaking the promise of preserved anonymity. Here’s what Tommy Mysk, co-founder of the company of the same name, had to say about it:
” Knowing the DSID is like knowing your name. It is a direct link to your identity. All of these detailed analyzes will relate directly to you. And that’s a problem, because there’s no way to turn them off. »
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time we’ve learned that the American giant isn’t as privacy-conscious as it claims. Previous (and recent) discoveries had precisely demonstrated that Apple was tracking its users without their consent. Plus, Apple doesn’t just siphon off your personal data. She also does this without your consent, including, therefore, if you have asked not to share them with her. A lack of honesty and transparency that contradicts what is however explained in the privacy policy of the iPhone.
Source : Gizmodo
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