{"id":170,"date":"2014-10-03T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:30:46","slug":"apple-enhances-privacy-security-ios-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antivirus.comodo.com\/blog\/computer-safety\/apple-enhances-privacy-security-ios-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Enhances Privacy and Security for iOS 8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe recent release of the iOS 8 Apple operating system for mobile computers introduces new technologies and features for Apple mobile devices that enhance security and privacy. \u00a0In the current Internet threat environment, it is critical that you protect your personal information from hackers and snoopers.<\/p>\n

Apple Pay<\/h2>\n

Apple Pay, in simple terms it is a digital wallet and mobile payment service featured by Apple Inc. This exclusive feature lets the users to make payments though their apple devices either at any physical store or through online checkout. This has said to replace the magnetic swiping of both the credit card and debit card transactions using those swiping terminals. This has been in the news of late that it would be released in some days by Apple.<\/p>\n

Apple Pay will not store your credit card and account data on any servers and devices. This is done by generating a one-time password to connect to your account to make a payment. This one time password is one type of two factor authentication that helps users to stay safe from online theft and fraud.<\/p>\n

Device Settings<\/h2>\n

Device settings may slightly vary from each version of iOS to the other. Though the changes seem to be small, they can contribute a big difference in maintaining privacy.<\/p>\n

The three main changes that the users should consider are:<\/p>\n