Apple Open-Sources Homomorphic Encryption for Enhanced Data Security
Apple has recently made its homomorphic encryption technology, used to protect user privacy and security in its services, available through an open-source Swift package, facilitating easier implementation by developers to ensure data security in their applications.
Homomorphic encryption allows encrypted data to be processed without decryption, and ensures that the computation results remain encrypted. Only users with the decryption key can access the data, thus guaranteeing the security of data usage.
For users, this approach enhances the security of their online data. For developers, it reduces the risk of user data privacy breaches and minimizes unnecessary disputes. Additionally, it streamlines data processing by reducing the need for repetitive decryption, encryption, and user-side comparison, thereby improving access efficiency.
Apple had previously integrated homomorphic encryption into its services, enhancing data privacy and access efficiency within iCloud and other services. Google has also recently open-sourced its full-time homomorphic encryption technology, allowing more sensitive data to be securely transmitted over the internet. By hosting this open-source project on GitHub, Google enables web services to process encrypted content without decryption, ensuring the safe use of sensitive or private data online.
