Hasta La Gadget!

Last week Apple and Google announced that they would be teaming up to create contact tracing features that will be integrated into iOS and Android, along with an API that developers can take advantage of. The good news for developers and also healthcare officials is that it looks like the API will be released next week.

Note that the system is expected to be released in two parts. The first part was originally supposed to arrive mid-May, but it seems that Apple and Google worked around the clock to bring it earlier. The release of this API means that developers will be able to start working on apps for contact tracing.

The second part of the release will be integrating the tech on an OS-level, meaning that it will be integrated into both iOS and Android which will allow users of those devices to participate in contact tracing efforts. This will make it useful even if users do not have any specific apps installed on their phones.

Contact tracing is extremely important in our fight against the coronavirus. This is because some people who are infected are asymptomatic, meaning that they do not know that they have the disease as they do not display any symptoms. This means that they can easily pass it onto others unknowingly, but with contact tracing, authorities can quickly track down the chain of infected people to help curb the spread.

Apple And Google’s Contact Tracing API Will Be Available To Developers Next Week

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The other day, researchers revealed that they had discovered a vulnerability in the email app on iOS devices. This vulnerability is quite serious because it seems that users don’t even need to open the email in order for it to be exploited. All that needs to happen is that the person receives it and the attacker can then execute code remotely.

Apple has since responded to the claims where in a tweet by Rene Ritchie, the company seems to be downplaying the severity of the vulnerability, and also claiming that to date, they have not discovered any evidence to suggest that the vulnerability was exploited and that customers had been affected by it.

According to Apple, “We have thoroughly investigated the researcher’s report and, based on the information provided, have concluded these issues do not pose an immediate risk to our users. The researcher identified three issues in Mail, but alone they are insufficient to bypass iPhone and iPad security protections, and we have found no evidence they were used against customers.”

Apple’s comment on the ZecOps claim of a Mail .app exploit (full text in image description):

TL;DR: “The researcher identified three issues in Mail, but alone they are insufficient to bypass iPhone and iPad security protections.” pic.twitter.com/hfE2xlzHUv

— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) April 24, 2020

It should be noted that Apple was notified of the issue several months ago and worked with the researchers to fix it. The fix has yet to be released, but it is expected to come in an upcoming iOS update, so do keep an eye out for it when it is eventually released.

Apple Downplays iOS Email Exploit, Says No Evidence Of Exploit Being Used

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