iOS 8 can scan credit cards using the iPhone’s camera
iPhone users will soon no longer have to input credit card numbers manually, thanks to a Safari feature in iOS 8 that uses the onboard camera to read the number off a physical credit card.
Apple scrambles to fix AppleID security. But how will it restore iCloud trust?
Both Apple and Amazon have quickly moved to close security loopholes. But Wired writer Mat Honan’s experience has rightfully freaked people out. Apple has to make long-term security-policy changes, both practical and symbolic, that communicate to users that they can and should trust iCloud security.