How to Protect Yourself Against Apple's iPhone Bugs

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Photo: GettyApple has, once again, found itself stuck with an eye-rolling iOS bug that puts your security and privacy at risk. AdvertisementIn fact, maybe it's time to start taking more active control over your security and privacy on Apple devices. AdvertisementDon't beta test Apple's operating systemsI'm guilty of this one, but maybe it's time to stop being Apple's guinea pig. I don't want some new iteration of iOS to reveal a gaping hole in my device's security. Would Apple's issues ever stop me from bringing my iPhone with me to the bathroom?

Apple's 2019 iPhone Line-Up May Have Been Revealed: 3 Phones, Last LCD-Screen iPhone

There's already been a leak which has suggested the phone that replaces the iPhone XS Max will have three cameras, as reported by Gordon Kelly here on Forbes. But an extra camera is an extra camera, and certainly to be welcomed. The smaller phone, successor to the 5.8in display iPhone XS, will stick with two cameras as now, it's believed. The phones are expected to mimic the screen sizes currently available, 5.8in and 6.5in respectively with the XR successor in between with a 6.1in display. That iPhone XR sequel may be the last-ever iPhone with an LCD screen, as the report suggests Apple will shift to OLED screens across the range in 2020.

iPod Touch and new iPads seemingly revealed by Apple's new iPhone software update

as declared in Apple's upcoming products appear to be have been revealed by its own software update. The company is planning to update the iPod Touch as well as releasing new iPads, according to details discovered in a software update recently made available for iPhones. The details were discovered by Stephen Troughton-Smith, a developer who has found a range of leaks inside Apple's own releases. The code also seems to suggest the iPads will keep using the TouchID fingerprint sensor, rather than Apple's FaceID. The leaks also suggest that the iPod Touch does not have any form of biometric identification.

Google is violating Apple's iPhone app privacy rules the same way Facebook did [u: disabled]

Google Screenwise (via TechCrunch)The Screenwise Meter iOS app should not have operated under Apple's developer enterprise program. Apple's Enterprise Certificates are designed for use within a company and not for the public, but following the revocation of certificates used by Facebook due to their misuse, it has been found Google has done practically the same thing. In Google's case, it has been distributing an iOS app called Screenwise Meter.Much like the now-blocked Facebook Research app, Screenwise allows users to earn gift cards in exchange for Google monitoring a user's web traffic and data, reports TechCrunch, by installing a VPN app. Just as with Facebook's app, Screenwise Meter is sideloaded onto the iOS device with a Enterprise Certificate.Under Apple's rules, the Enterprise Developer Certificates are meant for use within a company and not for public usage. "In a statement to AppleInsider, Google said it has disabled the Screenwise Meter iOS, adding that it should not have operated under an Enterprise Developer Certificate.