Apple Plans to Step Up the Privacy Game by Using AR

 

Apple is one of the biggest manufacturers of smart devices 

The field of online and device's privacy and protection of personal - and sensitive - information is one of the biggest and most important for so many tech companies and famous brands. Smartphone and smart devices manufacturers around the world, most notably Samsung and Apple, try their best every year to enhance and develop better privacy measures and information protection criterion. From face ID to fingerprint scanners, many brands are currently exerting more effort to introduce more innovative and unprecedented privacy features. 

Recently it was revealed that Apple may be experimenting with and utilizing AR - augmented reality - to enhance the privacy status of its devices. It was reported that the established company could supply the iPhones and iPads with a special privacy shield - screen - that allows only the owner of the device to see the screen's content. The privacy-maintaining screen is some type of a special screen that's designed with the aid of AR to prevent intruders from looking at your screen content - from the side; simultaneously only the "Apple Glass" user can see the information in front of him on the device. 

AR could provide better privacy measures for the regular user 

Apple has already talked about the importance of utilizing augmented reality in order to enhance the current experience of smart devices. And because privacy is an extremely important issue nowadays, using "Apple Glass" could in fact help prevent others from taking a look at your screen content without your permission. Your iPhone's screen will be available only for you personally! This future feature by Apple is particularly beneficial for people who like to work outdoors - in restaurants, coffee shops, public transportations or parks; the "Privacy Screen" will function as an information barrier to your surroundings, and thus you don't have to worry if someone beside you is looking at your screen, because simply he won't be able to see the true content displayed! 

The exploring and experimentation of the AR benefits has been part of Apple for a few years now; the popular tech brand is looking for effective ways in which AR could be used to protect the user's privacy in a better way. The combination of the "Apple Glass" and AR can actually help design a special screen that's device-friendly - doesn't require much power consumption - and fully functional. The special screen would be placed on top of your iPhone or iPad, and then when you put on your Apple Glass you'll be able to see your original screen and content intact; on the other hand, any person around or behind you will just see an empty iPhone screen that doesn't have any content. Nevertheless the most important question is whether this AR-based privacy technology would be affordable and accessible for the majority of Apple's customers - or not!