New versions of OS X & iOS announced

Apple has announced OS X El Capitan (v10.11) and iOS 9. In connection with the hype around the exposes of a runaway NSA agent Edward Snowden and information that intelligence services can access these devices, iOS has focused on privacy & security . In addition to the MAC address randomization and data encryption using the passcode (iDevice unlock code) already introduced in iOS 8, which no one except the user has access to, iOS 9 passcode has been extended to six characters.



The head of Apple also confirmed that from a technical point of view, iOS 9 does not contain any ability to track user activity or collect any metadata that would identify the owner of the device without your knowledge ( your device only only ). In this case, Apple devices are much safer than their counterparts on Google Android, which never enabled the default data encryption feature.


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Apple also added support for VPN in iOS and opened an API to work with them ( VPN extension API ).



App Transport Security has been introduced for applications, which allows you to enable HTTPS for network connections.





Information about the new features of iOS 9 can be found here:
arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/apple-announces-ios-9
www.apple.com/ios/ios9-preview

OS X El Capitan:
arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/apple-unveils-the-next-version-of-os-x-el-capitan
www.apple.com/osx/elcapitan-preview