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Apple's iPhone 17 has a big anti-spyware upgrade built in - here's what it can do
A new memory safety feature on Apple's latest iPhones is designed to fight advanced surveillance.
Instead, the memory safety feature aims to break complex, expensive, and targeted attack chains connected with state-sponsored threat actors and top-tier spyware developers. "Known mercenary spyware chains used against iOS share a common denominator with those targeting Windows and Android: they exploit memory safety vulnerabilities, which are interchangeable, powerful, and exist throughout the industry," the company says. How effective MIE will be in fighting advanced surveillance and spyware remains to be seen, but keeping in mind that iOS is less susceptible in general to malware due to the iPad and iPhone maker's stringent app controls, at least, it will hopefully reduce the success rate -- and increase the cost -- of launching these types of complex attacks.
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