Apple Users on Mac Devices Face Privacy and Legal Risks with iPhone Mirroring Function
TapTechNews October 9th news, the network security company Sevco released a blog post yesterday (October 8th), indicating that if Apple users use the iPhone mirroring function on Mac devices, there are privacy and legal risks.
Survey Findings
After the company conducted in-depth investigations, it was found that after users use the iPhone mirroring function, all iPhone applications running would create an entry in the Mac library. TapTechNews attaches the relevant path as follows::
/Users/This means that when the company runs an automated network audit to check whether all applications on their Mac have been properly authorized and permitted, iPhone applications can be identified.
Privacy and Legal Risks
The company believes this poses potential privacy risks. Although employers cannot see the data inside the applications, they can know which applications employees use, which may have serious consequences.
The company stated:
For iPhone users, this Apple vulnerability poses significant privacy risks because the iPhone mirroring function may expose aspects of their personal lives that they do not want to share or may put them at risk.
Such as which applications users have used, dating applications that reveal their sexual orientation, or applications related to health conditions that employees do not want to share, and the consequences of such data exposure can be severe.
This also creates a potential legal minefield for enterprises:
For companies, this vulnerability represents a new data liability from the potential collection of employees' private data. If this vulnerability is not resolved, it may lead to violations of major privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), potential lawsuits, and enforcement by federal agencies.