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Apple to Allow Third-Party App Stores, Lensa AI App Privacy Risks, Real-Life Invisibility Cloak

Apple is considering giving third-party app stores access to its iPhones and iPads in the European Union (EU) to comply with new competition law. Will the “sideloading” of apps change Apple’s walled garden of security?

Lensa the AI app that creates artistic profile pictures has gone viral. What are the privacy risks and what does their privacy policy and terms of service really say?

A group of four graduate students from Wuhan University in China have developed a coat that they claim is invisible to AI-powered security cameras. How does the coat work and will this technology be used by the Chinese government to improve mass surveillance?

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** Links mentioned on the show *

Apple Reportedly to Allow Rival App Stores on iPhones, iPads in EU
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reportedly-to-allow-rival-app-stores-on-iphones-ipads-in-eu/

What You Should Know Before Using the Lensa AI App
https://www.wired.com/story/lensa-ai-magic-avatars-security-tips/

Chinese Students Invent Coat That Makes People Invisible to AI Security Cameras
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/88q3gk/chinese-students-invent-invisibility-cloak

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The post Apple to Allow Third-Party App Stores, Lensa AI App Privacy Risks, Real-Life Invisibility Cloak appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2022/12/19/apple-to-allow-third-party-app-stores-lensa-ai-app-privacy-risks-real-life-invisibility-cloak/

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