Apple includes ‘dark magic’ artificial intelligence security to Swift

Homomorphic encoding is a term that may not be familiar to everyone, but this technology will soon be integrated into our daily routines, courtesy of Apple, Swift, and the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cloud. It’s a privacy-enhancing technology that enables you to protect data stored in the cloud, manipulate that data using cloud services, and perform these tasks without anyone other than yourself being aware of the contents of your data.

Why is this significant?

Consider this scenario: When we upload data to the cloud, we utilize technology to secure that data so that no one, including the server operators, can retrieve it. It’s akin to placing your data in a secure lockbox that only you can unlock.

However, the manner in which we interact with cloud data is evolving swiftly as a plethora of services emerge, enabling the utilization of sophisticated AI systems. To accomplish this, servers must access your data — they must unlock that secure lockbox to process the information it holds, thereby compromising the security of your data.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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