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-Land of the Free
Apple will scan all U.S. iPhones for illegal child abuse imagery, prompting privacy concerns
2021-08-07
[Just The News] Apple plans to scan all iPhone in the U.S. for potential child abuse imagery.

The move announced Thursday generated shock waves among security experts who say it could allow the company to surveil many millions of phones for reasons unrelated to images of child abuse.

"This sort of tool can be a boon for finding child pornography in people's phones. But imagine what it could do in the hands of an authoritarian government," tweeted Johns Hopkins professor and cryptographer Matthew Green.

The Big Tech company says the new scanning technology will be a part of iOS 15, which is set for release this month. It is part of a number of new child protection programs being initiated by the company that will "evolve and expand" over time.

In a blog post, the company wrote, "This innovative new technology allows Apple to provide valuable and actionable information to [the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] and law enforcement regarding the proliferation of known CSAM," — an acronym for child sex abuse material.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Glad I kept that old flip phone.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-08-07 12:25  

#10  
OK pick an cover excuse for SPYING on citizenry.

"potential child abuse imagery"

So they use this 1 in 250,000+++ case to justify violating the rights of 249,000 +++ others?

For those interested in greater Android security and privacy that will be jumping the Status Symbol Apple Iphone ship. Checkout Open Source apps.

Posted by: NN2N1   2021-08-07 06:54  

#9  'A setback for people's privacy all over the world': WhatsApp joins avalanche of criticism of Apple's plan to scan iPhones for images of child abuse and send them to police after an employee checks them
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-07 06:37  

#8  So you'd better not take a pic of your 1 year-old on a bear skin rug,,,,
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-08-07 06:34  

#7  Excellent choice of graphic, B.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-08-07 06:28  

#6  They wouldn't break terrorist's passwords, but they will scan your pictures.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-07 06:27  

#5  
Correction - Not T-Mobile but Pure Talk - rents coverage from AT&T - Calyx uses T-Mobile & Sprint
Posted by: Cleretch Angemp5483   2021-08-07 02:06  

#4  ^^^
Glad you brought this up Magpie

Please see the information on the CalyxInstitute.Org privacy website.

I am a member and have started to switch all my communications to "privacy" - Verizon was terminated - Calyx internet installed within this month. T-Mobile is being terminated - CalyxOS ordered to replace it. I will begin to replace all my 'mainstream' e-mails with 'secure' providers. Onion browser only being used.

Consider the above Apple report as only the first start to control all Apple media, computers and apps. The tide has turned against any privacy in using FAANG - Big Tech - FAANG is an acronym for the five most popular and best performing tech stocks in the market, namely Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet's Google.
Posted by: Cleretch Angemp5483   2021-08-07 01:55  

#3  Backdoor access? What if they can plant illegal files, what then?
Posted by: magpie   2021-08-07 01:26  

#2  got that right
Posted by: Chris   2021-08-07 00:27  

#1  But imagine what it could do in the hands of an authoritarian government

No need to 'imagine' anything. We are already quite acquainted with an 'authoritarian government.'

Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-07 00:15  

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