Conform unei companii din Rusia, terminalele iPhone ale companiei Apple trimit aproape in timp real logurile de apeluri facute folosindu-le. Desi iCloud Backup poate stoca aceste informatii daca exista activate functiile de sincronizare disponibile pentru el, se pare ca logurile de apeluri sunt trimise chiar si atunci cand iCloud Backup este dezactivat pe terminalele noastre.
Conform companiei rusesti Elcomsoft, toate aceste aceste loguri de apeluri preluate din iPhone sunt stocate timp de 4 luni in serverele iCloud ale companiei Apple. Conform presedintelui Elcomsoft, incepand cu iOS 10 compania americana a extins tipul de date care se preiau aproape in timp real din terminalele noastre iPhone.
Apelurile FaceTime sunt deasemenea logate in serverele iCloud ale Apple, insa si cele ratate pentru aplicatii precum WhatsApp sau Skype, totul fara ca noi sa stim. Compania Apple nu detaliaza in vreun document faptul ca terminalele iPhone transmit fara stirea noastra date privind apelurile telefonice chiar si cand iCloud Backup este dezactivat, insa iata ca acest lucru se intampla.
iPhone trimite logurile de apeluri direct la Apple fara ca noi sa stim
Chiar daca iCloud backup este dezactivat, atat timp cat iCloud Drive este activ, datele privind logurile apelurilor sunt automat transmise catre compania Apple. Singura solutie de a rezolva problema este dezactivarea iCloud Drive pe iPhone, dar asta ar lasa foarte multe aplicatii fara informatiile disponibile in acest sistem al iCloud.
“All FaceTime calls are logged in the iCloud too, whilst as of iOS 10 incoming missed calls from apps like WhatsApp and Skype are uploaded, said Elcomsoft, which provides phone forensics tools to police. Syncing call logs happens almost in real time, though sometimes only in a few hours. But all you need to have is just iCloud Drive enabled, and there is no way to turn that syncing off, apart from just disabling iCloud Drive completely. In that case many applications will stop working or lose iCloud-related features completely.”
Compania Apple spune ca in cazul unui backup prin iCloud stocheaza datele privind apelurile timp de 30 de zile, insa in realitate asta se intampla timp de 4 luni in loc de 1. Cercetatorii in securitate informatica sustin ca aceasta ar fi o greseala a celor de la Apple si nu ceva intentionat, insa desigur ca adevarul este undeva la mijloc.
Acestea fiind spuse, atat timp cat folositi iCloud Drive, fara iCloud Backup, datele privind apelurile facute prin iPhone sunt transmise automat catre Apple, fara ca noi sa stim.
UPDATE: Iata ce a avut de spus compania Apple.
“We offer call history syncing as a convenience to our customers so that they can return calls from any of their devices. Apple is deeply committed to safeguarding our customers’ data. That’s why we give our customers the ability to keep their data private. Device data is encrypted with a user’s passcode, and access to iCloud data including backups requires the user’s Apple ID and password. Apple recommends all customers select strong passwords and use two-factor authentication.”
