Apple announced in the WWDC 2019 that it will now be possible to log into third-party web platforms using Apple ID’s access credentials, just as the ‘login with Google’ option, reported website security service experts.
During the announcement of this new feature, Apple
said that, by logging in with Apple ID, the user will have more privacy
protection because he won’t have to deliver their email account to a
third-party service, in addition to considerably reducing the amount of information
the user has to disclose to access a web platform.
“We will implement the login method with
the greatest focus on users’ privacy, instead of completing forms, using a social
media account, verifying their email address, and so on, our users can
authenticate with their Apple ID”, the executives mentioned.
“Creating random emails is a creative way
to combat practices such as spam; Users will be able to easily discard junk
mail while they can be aware of who has access to their mail information when
that random address begins to receive spam from multiple companies and services”,
commented the executives of Apple.
According to website security service
specialists, the feature will soon be available along with a developer API that
wants to implement Apple’s logon button on their websites. The new feature will
be enabled even on platforms where developers ask the user to enter their name
and email address, which is expected to strengthen the privacy and security
experience of users’ information.
Company executives mention that the logon with
Apple will also be functional for Face ID and Touch ID authentication, as well
as having integrated multi-factor authentication as an additional protection
measure.
However, website security service specialists from
the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS) point out that, although
this function is designed to reduce the amount of data that users have to give
to third parties, it is still possible that the Developers to request
registration through some social media profile, so data collection policies
would continue as before.
