Don't spit out Apple iOS 15! These privacy protection functions are worth upgrading for users.

After Apple officially released iOS 15, there were indeed many unfriendly voices. Some users think that iOS 15 has little change compared with iOS 14, and its impression is not strong; Others think that some functions of Apple in iOS 15 even copied the design of Hammer and Meizu. In any case, from what we have seen so far, Apple's iOS 15 has received more negative comments. But no matter how you feel about iOS 15 at this stage, at least Apple has made more improvements in user privacy protection. In this respect, iOS 15 is still worth upgrading in the future.

In fact, when many domestic media introduced iOS 15, they intentionally or unintentionally ignored Apple's efforts in protecting users' privacy. We have no idea why. As far as the privacy protection function of iOS 15 introduced by Apple is concerned, it is indeed more powerful than the current iOS 14. It can be said that in order to protect users' privacy, Apple has touched many people's cakes, not just software vendors. From a certain point of view, iOS 15 can even be called the best system to protect users' privacy in history.

This time, iOS 15 has made many improvements in privacy protection. Users of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey or watchOS 8 can better manage data access rights. Obviously, Apple intends to continue the previous policy, enhance the transparency of App tracking and the privacy label on the App Store, and further strengthen the privacy protection for users.

In iOS 15, the first privacy protection function added is the function of hiding emails. In the past, no matter what platform, the email addresses of senders and recipients can reveal a lot of information, but in the new email APP of iOS 15, senders can be prevented from collecting user information. For example, it can prevent the sender from knowing whether the recipient has opened the mail, or it can hide the sender's IP address, so that others can't track the user's location through the IP address, and of course, they can't know the user's activity information on other websites through the IP address.

In addition, in iOS 15, the function of APP privacy report has been added, so that users can check the frequency of all apps' usage rights in the past seven days, such as access location, photos, cameras, microphones, contacts and other information. If users feel that these permissions are unreasonable, they can modify the app permissions from the settings. In addition, users can also see the domain to which the APP is connected, so as to know where user data may be shared. It can be said that this function makes it more transparent for software companies to obtain permissions and share user information. More importantly, users can change all this, instead of being at a loss even if they know what's going on.

Of course, one of Apple's most important functions on the new system this time may be iCloud+. ICloud+ can be regarded as an evolutionary version of ICloud, adding some functions such as iCloud private relay, hidden mail, HomeKit security video and so on. ICloud Private Relay is a new network privacy service launched by ICloud. For example, when using Safari to browse the web, you can ensure that the traffic of the user's device is encrypted and no one can read it directly.

Apple uses two independent network repeaters to send users' requests. Through this scheme, no unit can identify the identity of the user and the websites visited at the same time, thus protecting the privacy of the user. Hiding email is an extended function of "logging in with Apple". When users want to hide their personal emails, they can use randomly generated emails to forward them to their inboxes, so they don't have to worry about their email location being exposed. Finally, iCloud+ has built-in "HomeKit security video recording" function. When users connect webcams or video cameras in applications, the videos recorded by these devices can be safely stored in encrypted storage space.

To be honest, the user privacy protection function of iOS 15 is the most perfect and powerful function we have seen so far. On the one hand, it further enhances the transparency of software companies in terms of authority and collection of user information, and gives the choice to users completely; On the other hand, Apple's privacy protection measures and solutions allow users to better hide their information on the Internet, so that their information will not be known by others. It is no exaggeration to say that these functions are enough for Android phones and other manufacturers to study hard.

However, for these privacy protection functions of Apple's iOS 15, we are not sure whether other privacy protection functions can be realized in China, except for further transparency for software companies and choice for users, because we don't know whether these functions will conflict with some policies. However, Apple's efforts in protecting users' privacy are obvious to all. No one can deny that when it spits out iOS 15, can it objectively evaluate the benefits it brings to users?