iPhone X News: On the A11 Chip and The Risks it Poses
Considering the current competition in the smartphone market, tech companies are struggling to keep up with the demands of their consumers. Apple has recently revealed the result of their hard work in the form of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. However, the commemoration of the 10th year of the iPhone was epitomized in Apple's iPhone X, which boasts some of the highest specs seen on a mobile.
"iPhone X is the future of the smartphone. It is packed with incredible new technologies, like the innovative TrueDepth camera system, beautiful Super Retina display and super fast A11 Bionic chip with neural engine," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in a statement. "iPhone X enables fluid new user experiences — from unlocking your iPhone with Face ID, to playing immersive AR games, to sharing Animoji in Messages — it is the beginning of the next ten years for iPhone."
Unfortunately, not everyone received the unveiling of the iPhone X positively. According to CNBC, Senator Al Franken is currently probing the tech giant to reveal the privacy and security safeguards that they have implemented. This is in response to Apple's A11 chip, which powers the controversial Face ID.
The concern lies in the fact that there is no assurance that apps will not be able to collect the data coming from the chip. This means that there's a possibility that third-party companies might have access to the physical identity of iPhone X's users.
Although Apple has responded that they have security systems in place to make sure that third-party apps will not be able to store Face ID data, modern day technology can still allow hackers to extract what they need. This can result in an absolute disaster, which could affect the privacy and security of the users.
The iPhone X will begin accepting pre-orders on Oct. 27, while shipping will push through on Nov. 3. It costs a hefty price tag of $999.
