iPhone Mirroring is an amazing feature, but it’s advised that you do not use the feature on the Mac your company has given you.
A Bug in iPhone Mirroring May Expose Apps You Have Installed on Your iPhone as Those Installed on Your Mac
As long as you are using iPhone Mirroring on your personal Mac, it’s all well and good. But, when you are using it on your work Mac, there’s a chance your IT department may find out what you have installed on your iPhone.
See, the thing is, the Mac treats all your iPhone apps as those installed on the Mac whenever you use iPhone Mirroring. Your Mac maintains a list of those apps which is easily accessible. Which means your company’s IT department has access to that list, too.
Once they see that list, they have no idea whether those apps are installed on your iPhone or the Mac. For them, the apps are installed on your Mac which can make matters worse as it can expose a ton of personal information about you and even put you at risk at your workplace.
For example, if you have a VPN app installed on your iPhone and your workplace bans the use of it, the IT department might think you have the app installed on your Mac.
An ill-intentioned person may figure out which apps are installed on your iPhone and use that information to dig deeper into your personal life. This may include the banking app you use, the social media platforms you’re on and so on.
While this may sound very concerning, and it is, depending on the angle you look at it, but do keep one thing in mind – only the app names are visible, not the information that is inside them.
The company that made the discovery about this bug has already informed Apple about it. Expect a software update to fix this issue in the near future.
Until the whole thing is patched up properly, I will highly advise against using iPhone Mirroring on your work Mac. Pretend it does not exist at all.
