iPhone iOS 13.5 Includes Tracking Capabilities

[kittenstormer]

Originally published at: iPhone iOS 13.5 Includes Tracking Capabilities | Infostormer.com

The new iOS 13.5 for the iPhone includes an update to support Orwellian coronavirus tracking capabilities that will feed your data directly to the government.

MAC World UK:

Last night Apple released the final public versions of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, following a lengthy period of beta testing.

As discussed in our iOS 13 .5 preview, the update includes various improvements for Face ID and FaceTime, as well as support for COVID-19 contact tracking apps by health authorities. That’s in addition to the usual collection of bug and safety fixes.

It basically makes your iPhone an automated contact tracer.

HEY – BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD THE NEW APPLE OPERATING SYSTEM (13.5) READ THIS: YOUR PHONE WILL BECOME AN AUTOMATED CONTACT TRACER. (Yes, you have to opt in. Once.) https://t.co/YbzVefnIXX pic.twitter.com/NsZHEi5pXG

— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) May 22, 2020

If you end up installing this update on your iPhone, there is a way to disable the tracing function.

This whole thing is insane. The surveillance society is becoming increasingly more intrusive and this flu hoax has just driven this agenda into overdrive.

Apple and Google have already announced that they intend on being major supporters of this. And as a result, I would be extremely cautious about installing any new software updates on your smartphone. There’s no telling what they are including in these updates.

[Poseidon]

They plan to introduce this into the operating systems of both Apple and Android phones over the coming months, and the user has to be sure to opt out in order to avoid being roped into the “contact tracing” surveillance program.

"To power this solution in the first phase, both companies will release application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow contact tracing apps from public health authorities to work across Android and iOS devices, while maintaining user privacy. These apps from public health authorities will be available for users to download via their respective app stores. Once the app is launched, the user will then need to consent to the terms and conditions before the program is active. The companies plan to make these APIs available in May.

In the second phase, available in the coming months, this capability will be introduced at the operating system level to help ensure broad adoption, which is vital to the success of contact tracing. After the operating system update is installed and the user has opted in, the system will send out and listen for the Bluetooth beacons as in the first phase, but without requiring an app to be installed. If a match is detected the user will be notified, and if the user has not already downloaded an official public health authority app they will be prompted to download an official app and advised on next steps. Only public health authorities will have access to this technology and their apps must meet specific criteria around privacy, security, and data control."

ExposureNotification-FAQv1.1.pdf

[infostormer]

Yeah, “without requiring an app to be installed.” This whole spy grid agenda is insane. The only fool proof way to escape this is to remove smartphones from your life entirely.