Jonathan Zdziarski has been a leading
expert on Apple and iOS security and forensics for years and now he’s taking
his expertise inside the company.
Zdziarski, who has written several
books on iOS and was an outspoken supporter of Apple during its battle with the
FBI last year, announced on his blog that he’s joining Apple’s Security
Engineering and Architecture team to work on protecting user security and
privacy.
“This decision marks the conclusion of
what I feel has been a matter of conscience for me over time. Privacy is
sacred; our digital lives can reveal so much about us — our interests, our
deepest thoughts, and even who we love. I am thrilled to be working with such
an exceptional group of people who share a passion to protect that,” he wrote.
Earlier in his career, Zdziarski worked
on jailbreaking iPhones and, in 2014, he raised the issue of backdoors in Apple
products. Apple said at the time that the functions Zdziarski identified were “diagnostic
capabilities.” More recently, Zdziarski developed Little Flocker, a security
application for macOS.
Although Apple declined to comment on
the hire, it makes sense for the company to bring one of the world’s
foremost experts on its products in-house. Zdziarski also declined to comment
on the move, but said in his post he’s “very excited to be working with a group
of likeminded individuals.”
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