Apple
is
introducing
major
updates
to
Safari
Private
Browsing,
offering
users
better
protections
against
third-party
trackers
as
they
browse
the
web.
“Advanced
tracking
and
fingerprinting
protections
go
even
further
to
help
prevent
websites
from
using
the
latest
techniques
to
track
or
identify
a
user’s
device,”
the
iPhone
maker
said.
“Private
Browsing
now
locks
when
not
in
use,
allowing
a
user
to
keep
tabs
open
even
when
stepping
away
from
the
device.”
The
privacy
improvements
were
previewed
at
Apple’s
annual
Worldwide
Developers
Conference
(WWDC)
last
week.
They
are
expected
to
be
rolled
out
to
users
as
part
of
iOS
17,
iPadOS
17,
and
macOS
Sonoma
later
this
year.
Another
key
change
includes
Link
Tracking
Protection
in
Mail,
Messages,
and
Safari’s
private
mode
to
automatically
remove
tracking
parameters
in
URLs,
which
are
often
used
to
track
information
about
a
click.
“Safari
has
been
a
somewhat
unheralded
pioneer
of
private
browsing,
and
so
many
privacy
and
security
features,
and
this
year
it’s
just
a
tour
de
force,”
Apple’s
Craig
Federighi
was
quoted
as
saying
to
Fast
Company.
“Browsing
the
internet
is
one
of
the
major
privacy
threat
vectors.”
Also
coming
to
iOS
is
a
new
embedded
Photos
picker
that
allows
users
to
share
specific
photos
with
other
apps
while
keeping
the
rest
of
their
library
private.
Apple
is
further
improving
Communication
Safety,
which
warns
children
when
receiving
or
sending
explicit
images
in
Messages,
to
encompass
video
content.
On
top
of
that,
the
feature
is
being
extended
to
AirDrop,
FaceTime
video
messages,
and
the
Photos
picker.
The
privacy-preserving
technology
that
underpins
Communication
Safety
is
also
expected
to
power
Sensitive
Content
Warning,
an
optional
setting
that
helps
adult
users
avoid
receiving
unsolicited
nude
images
and
videos
via
Messages,
AirDrop,
or
FaceTime
video
messages.
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Users
will
also
be
able
to
share
a
set
of
passwords
and
passkeys
securely
with
others
over
iCloud
Keychain
by
creating
a
group.
Every
individual
in
the
group
can
add
and
edit
passwords
to
ensure
that
they
are
up
to
date.
Lastly,
Apple
is
bringing
new
capabilities
to
Lockdown
Mode,
including
“safer
wireless
connectivity
defaults,
media
handling,
media
sharing
defaults,
sandboxing,
and
network
security
optimizations.”
The
enhanced
security
setting
is
also
being
expanded
to
support
watchOS.
“Turning
on
Lockdown
Mode
further
hardens
device
defenses
and
strictly
limits
certain
functionalities,
sharply
reducing
the
attack
surface
for
those
who
need
additional
protections,”
Apple
said.
“Lockdown
Mode
expands
to
provide
even
more
protections
for
those
who
may
be
targeted
by
mercenary
spyware
because
of
who
they
are
or
what
they
do.”
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