Topic guide
Privacy & Security
Protect identities, credentials, data, and network activity with platform security and privacy-preserving design.
Privacy & Security sessions explain both the mechanisms and the product choices behind trustworthy software. Topics include passkeys, authentication, cryptography, permissions, secure networking, privacy disclosures, and abuse resistance.
- Sessions
- 15
- 2026
- 4
- 2025
- 7
- 2024
- 4
What this topic covers
- Authentication, passkeys, and identity
- Data protection and secure networking
- Permissions, privacy, and platform integrity
WWDC 2026
4 sessions- Meet Trust InsightsUncover how Trust Insights can help protect people from social scams and coercion. Explore how this new framework uses privacy-preserving machine learning to detect when someone may be coached into risky…
- Privacy and Security Group LabJoin us online for a deep dive into WWDC26 with Apple engineers and designers to ask questions, get advice, and follow the discussion about the week's biggest privacy and security announcements. Conducted in…
- Secure your app: mitigate risks to agentic featuresExplore how to evaluate threats from indirect prompt injection, such as data exfiltration and unintended actions. Discover system safeguards and security best practices for using App Intents and the Foundation…
- Secure your apps with App AttestHarness App Attest to protect your app from unauthorized modification and fraud. Uncover how attackers exploit modified apps to spoof data and bypass security checks, and how App Attest defends against these…
WWDC 2025
7 sessions- Deliver age-appropriate experiences in your appLearn how to deliver age-appropriate experiences in your app with the new Declared Age Range API. We'll cover how parents can allow their child to share an age range with an app to ensure a safe experience in…
- Enhance child safety with PermissionKitDiscover how PermissionKit helps you enhance communication safety for children in your app. We'll show you how to use this new framework to create age-appropriate communication experiences and leverage Family…
- Get ahead with quantum-secure cryptographyLearn how to protect your app's sensitive user data from the emerging threat of quantum computing, and safeguard user privacy. We'll explore different quantum attacks, their impact on existing cryptographic…
- Integrate privacy into your development processLearn how to build privacy into your apps from the planning stages through deployment. We'll cover practical ways to integrate privacy at each step of the development lifecycle, focusing on data minimization…
- Supercharge device connectivity with Wi-Fi AwareLearn how to create peer-to-peer network connections with Wi-Fi Aware. We'll also cover how to share videos in real time, transfer large files, and control accessories with improved bandwidth and lower…
- What’s new in UIKitModernize your app with the latest APIs in UIKit, including enhanced menu bar support, automatic observation tracking, a new UI update method, and improvements to animations. We'll also cover how you can…
- What’s new in passkeysDiscover how iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS 26 enhance passkeys. We'll explore key updates including: the new account creation API for streamlined sign-up, keeping passkeys up-to-date, new ways to drive…
WWDC 2024
4 sessions- Meet AccessorySetupKitElevate your accessory setup experience with AccessorySetupKit. Display a beautiful pairing dialog with an image of your Bluetooth or Wi-Fi accessory — no trip to the Settings app required. Discover how to…
- Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managersLearn how to automatically upgrade existing, password-based accounts to use passkeys. We'll share why and how to improve account security and ease of sign-in, information about new features available for…
- What’s new in location authorizationLocation authorization is turning 2.0. Learn about new recommendations and techniques to get the authorization you need, and a new system of diagnostics that can let you know when an authorization goal can't…
- What’s new in privacyAt Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Learn about new and improved permission flows and other features that manage data in a privacy-preserving way, so that you can focus on creating great…