Apple is always boasting about how secure and private its products are for users. Now the company is taking it up another notch by bringing some next-level encryption to iMessage that keeps folks safe from attacks using quantum computers down the road.
Yeah, quantum computers – those super futuristic machines that can crack even the toughest codes. Apple is getting out in front and already prepping iMessage with a new standard called PQ3 protocol so those hypothetical ultra-powerful hackers won’t be able to read people’s texts and stuff.
The only other app rocking this new protocol right now is Signal, the encrypted chat app. WhatsApp and other secure messengers are still susceptible to getting decrypted by quantum computers in the future. So Apple is really stepping up for its users’ privacy once again.
This new iMessage upgrade comes at an interesting time too, with the European Union breathing down tech companies’ necks about security and encryption. Apple managed to avoid some new rules about messaging apps and market dominance, but moves like this quantum-proof protocol show that it doesn’t need regulators forcing its hand to keep improving security.
So when will iPhone peeps actually see this fancy new encryption standard protecting their iMessages? Apple says it’s coming in the next big iOS software update – version 17.4. It’ll work automatically in the background to keep texts locked down tight with PQ3 so no one, not even folks with wild futuristic quantum rigs, can sneak a peek at people’s private chatter.
Pretty cool stuff from Apple yet again! They may charge a premium for their products, but you sure do get what you pay for with all these security upgrades they keep piling on. No other tech company seems to be thinking this far ahead about encryption and user privacy.
