As an "extracorporeal organ" that every modern person can't live without, the importance of smartphones has long been undoubted. However, the many private information contained in it has also become a "bonanza" for criminals to pan for gold. In such a situation, any vulnerability in the mobile phone may cause huge property losses to users, and such vulnerabilities always exist in unexpected ways.
Recently, the privacy research institute citizenlab released a security report showing that in its test of 9 mainstream mobile phone cloud input methods, 8 have serious vulnerabilities, including the products of major Internet manufacturers, as well as the self-developed input methods of mainstream mobile phone manufacturers, hackers can take advantage of these vulnerabilities to steal user input content, or implement network eavesdropping.
And the only product that has passed the test,It is the Xiaoyi input method pre-installed in Huawei mobile phones。 As the official preset input method of Huawei mobile phone, Xiaoyi input method is developed in strict accordance with Huawei's security specifications, and when it comes to the call of cloud-side functions, the data is transmitted using a secure encrypted channel to ensure 100% security in the data transmission process. And the service needs to pass strict security testing before release to ensure that user privacy data will not be leaked. However, as a company that has privacy and security carved into its bones, Huawei's efforts in privacy protection go far beyond that.
1 Go deep into the bottom of the system and secure the privacy and security fence
"Privacy and security" is never an abstract concept, but a real demand of users in life scenarios.
Huawei phone users may have noticed that when they use Huawei Share to share photos with friends, they can choose not to share sensitive information such as when and where the photos were taken. This is Huawei's privacy and security feature based on the current user's preference for sharing, and it is also one of the many privacy and security features in HarmonyOS.
Huawei's privacy protection for users is embedded in countless such scenarios and details of daily life.
Nowadays, almost all services can be handled on mobile phones, what should I do if my password is stolen, what should I do if I lose my mobile phone, what should I do if various apps and software "steal" users' information? These use cases are exactly the problems that Huawei needs to solve in order to protect user privacy, and the solution is innovative technology.
In daily use, users are most worried about rogue apps stealing their private information, and HarmonyOS has built system-level application control to ensure the security of mobile phone information.
During the application development phase, developers need to perform real-name authentication to ensure that each application comes from a legitimate developer; when an application is released, HUAWEI AppGallery will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the application, and after the detection is passed, the application market will sign and publish the application to ensure that the application comes from a reliable source; during the installation phase, HarmonyOS will perform security tests on the application to ensure the security of the installed application and prevent users from installing malicious applications from unknown sources; and during the application operation, HarmonyOS will also use on-device AI technology to detect unknown threats based on the application behavior and quickly identify malicious deductions, stealing information, remote control, deception and fraud.
HarmonyOS's built-in Privacy Center collects real-time statistics and records the behaviors of all apps accessing sensitive information such as camera, microphone, location, files and multimedia, and contacts, and visualizes the sensitive behaviors of apps in charts. If an app detects inappropriate use of permissions, Privacy Center recommends that users turn off their permissions. Users can also add a Privacy Center card to their desktop to see how permissions are being used in real time.
For apps that maliciously track user behavior, HarmonyOS goes straight to the root cause and gives users the ability to control apps to obtain device OAIDs (anonymous device identifiers), greatly improving the difficulty of malicious tracking of apps.
These seemingly concrete technologies cover the common scenarios of users and protect the privacy and security of consumers. In addition, Huawei has cooperated with domestic and foreign authorities in the field of privacy and security, and has obtained more than 20 authoritative certifications, such as ePrivacySeal, CCEAL5+, and ISO27701.
2. Make cyber security and privacy protection the company's top program
At Huawei, privacy and security is not only a technical issue, but also a matter of principle.
As early as 2019, Ren Zhengfei, the company's founder, solemnly announced in a letter to all employees that Huawei would put cyber security and privacy protection at the top of its corporate development.
This top-level guiding ideology is embodied in the field of consumer products, which is reflected in Huawei's belief that "consumers should have complete information and control over their privacy." Since the product conception stage, Huawei has deeply rooted the concept of privacy protection in the product conception stage, and established four core principles of "transparency and control, user benefit, security assurance, and legal compliance" to ensure that these principles run through every step of product development, continuously improve products and services, and protect consumers' privacy rights.
Transparency and controllability means that Huawei's handling of users' personal information is clearly visible and users can make decisions based on their own wishes, user benefits means that personal information is used to provide users with a better experience, security guarantees means that Huawei products use a number of industry-leading privacy and security technologies to effectively protect users' privacy, and legal compliance means that Huawei strictly complies with the privacy laws and regulations of all regions and countries around the world throughout the entire process of product design, development, and services.
In addition, Huawei also strictly protects personal data stored on devices and in the cloud, ensuring that all data collection activities are completely open and transparent to users, and giving users autonomy over the collection, processing, and sharing of their personal data.
Not only that, Huawei has recently brought an update to HarmonyOS 4.2, which brings the pure and secure experience to a new level. HarmonyOS 4.2 provides users with the "App Gets Device Orientation" permission control switch, that is, whether the app can get the current rotation information of the device. As long as users turn off this ability of an app, they can avoid the problem of shaking the phone to enter the ad interface by mistakenly shaking the app's advertising interface. In addition, HarmonyOS 4.2 provides comprehensive fraud protection, whether it is phone calls, text messages, web pages, or malicious applications, so that users can feel a sense of security.
3 Summary
Huawei's HarmonyOS system uses advanced security and privacy protection features to build a safer and cleaner digital environment for users. In the context of frequent operating system security issues, Huawei's persistence and innovation provide users with a trustworthy choice. Through continuous technological upgrades and optimizations, Huawei is committed to building a safer and purer HarmonyOS world, so that users can enjoy their digital lives with peace of mind.
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