As deployments of macOS 15.0 Sequoia and iOS 18 continue, Sevco discovered a major systemic privacy bug whereby the applications from a user’s perso

Broken Mirror: iPhone Mirroring at Work May Expose Employees’ Personal Information

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2024-10-08 13:30:10

As deployments of macOS 15.0 Sequoia and iOS 18 continue, Sevco discovered a major systemic privacy bug whereby the applications from a user’s personal iPhone may become part of the company’s software inventory via a new Apple feature known as “ iPhone Mirroring .”

For iPhone users, this Apple bug is a major privacy risk because it can expose aspects of their personal lives that they don’t want to share or that could put them at risk. This could include exposing a VPN app in a country that restricts access to the internet, a dating app that reveals their sexual orientation in a jurisdiction with limited protections or legal consequences, or an app related to a health condition that an employee simply does not want to share. The consequences of such data exposure may be severe.

For companies, this bug represents a new data liability from potentially collecting private employee data. If this bug is not addressed, it may lead to violation of major privacy laws such as CCPA, potential litigation, and federal agency enforcement.