The privacy and security efforts by Apple is being ramped up on every front even though the attention of the company is mostly directed to the ongoing case between the company and the FBI pertaining to the backdoor creation for unlocking the iPhone. MaGNeTiX, a Reddit user also found out that the company is planning to take a huge step in the development of the iOS 9.3 which is presently on the Beta 5 phase.
In this step, they are planning to go ahead and create a transparency when the device is being used or managed by an enterprise or institution through the MDM. In the event a company is tracking a person’s iPhone, it will be marked clearly in the Setting page called About as well as when the screen is locked. At the screen bottom, a message will appear which would let the person know that the organization of company is managing the iPhone.
Thought the program called MDM deployment, Apple allows the companies to manage and track the iPhones. With the iOS 9.3, any ambiguity can be removed in case the iPhone is being tracked by the company. It is known that any iPhone that is administrated by the company is in some way or the other locked down. The present version of the iOS does not have any prominent indication if the device is being controlled in any way. In this way, the company is giving a transparency to its user so that they are aware of the fact that their company is tracking or managing their devices.
In the about page, there will be information pertaining to what kind of tracking is being done and that the iPhone is not secured completely. The message will state that the iPhone is under supervision. It will also give the company’s name and state that the company is monitoring the internet traffic as well as locate the iPhone.
