Today, a change in iOS 13 was reported that has left many observers suspicious. But now Apple has commented on the issue.
Professor and cryptographer Matthew Green has raised concerns in a report that Apple has expanded Safari's "fraud alert" feature. (To the report) Apple has been using Google's Safe Browsing technology for many years to protect iPhone users from fraudulent websites - and it has been successful. If Google's system fails, the user is shown a warning in Safari - the user is advised not to visit the site - they can then turn around or continue. Now, in addition to Google, the Chinese company Tencent is also set to strengthen the function. The change was not announced by Apple, however, but was implemented quietly. This caused an uproar. But now the Cupertino-based company has commented on the issue. At the request of iMore.com Apple responded as follows:
"Apple protects user privacy and keeps your data safe with Safari Fraudulent Website Warning, a security feature that flags websites known to be malicious. When enabled, Safari checks the website URL against lists of known websites and displays a warning if the URL the user is visiting is suspected of being fraudulent. To accomplish this task, Safari receives a list of websites known to be malicious from Google and, for devices with the region code in mainland China, Safari receives a list from Tencent. The actual URL of a website you visit is never shared with a secure browser provider and the feature can be disabled."
According to the report, Apple does not share the URLs directly with Google or Tencent and provides concrete insight into how it works. Cupertino also notes that users can deactivate the function at any time. (Photo by World Image / Bigstockphoto)
