iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new privacy controls, and more

Post by drak0n1c » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 8:40 PM UTC

tomjen3 wrote: post #268

mrgreenfur wrote: post #120

Lots of comments here on the watch unlock, while the new privacy controls are requiring apps to ask for IDFA before it's given (and before you'retracked across apps with any identifiers). The MarTech industry is panicking to adapt and become compliant and there are estimates that it will drop ad targeting by ~75%. I see this as a huge win for privacy, if Apple actually enforces it (They have given no guidance on how…

I don't know if I should be happy that Apple fixed that, or mad that they introduced the IDFA in the first place.

Post by gambiting » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 8:46 PM UTC

mynameisvlad wrote: post #277

gambiting wrote: post #102

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S20 was particularly bad, give S21 a try though if you get the chance - they improved the scanning speed and the scanning area is now 2x the size so it's a lot easier to unlock the phone.

That does sound like it addresses my two bigger issues. The one that annoyed me the most was a direct result of those issues -- I didn't know if I was even pressing in the right place about 75% of the time. It's especially draining when every first interaction with the phone is essentially "Are my fingers too sweaty? oily? Did I tap long enough? Did I press hard enough? Too hard? Did I even tap the right place? Screw…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 8:47 PM UTC

dharmab wrote: post #217

jensvdh wrote: post #158

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If you're detained or mugged you have other problems to worry about. They can also threaten you with a knife to get your pin code or put your fingerprints on the phone. If anything face ID requires your eyes to be open, they can knock you out and use your fingerprints more easily.

Law enforcement in most developed countries won't resort to violence to get your credentials but are happy to point your phone at your face. By the "they can just use violence" logic, no computer is secure and we should throw them all into the ocean. Security can improve the intermediate cases- focusing solely on the worst case is unproductive.

Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 8:50 PM UTC

tinyprojects wrote: post #164

Everyone is missing the point. This is the start of a major battle between two tech juggernauts. One look at the Facebook ads manager will show you Facebook is very scared about this privacy update and trying to do everything in their power to mitigate it. Apple is the gatekeeper and Facebook can't do anything about it. Their dominant revenue stream is about to be strangled. I think Zuckerberg realizes he is screwed…

Post by benhurmarcel » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 8:54 PM UTC

teekert wrote: post #159

Hmm, I’m pretty sure I turned off “Personalized ads” under Privacy -> Apple ads, and now it’s back on. Or did I simply never turn this off before? Anyway, where is that famous new setting? Nothing seems changed to me under “Privacy”? Edit: I see iOS is still good at autocorrecting after I press “send”. Absolutely maddening.