Tech giant Apple has decided to postpone plans to scan iPhone photos for child sexual abuse scenes.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – September 04, 2021 – Technology
It is noted that the company will take more time to collect feedback and improve the functions of scanning photos. Apple said it will spend the coming months gathering additional information and improving systems.
“Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers, and others, we have decided to set aside additional time in the coming months to gather information and make improvements before we release these critical child safety features,” Apple said.
On August 5, it became known that Apple intends to scan photos into the iPhone without the knowledge of users. The goal is to restrict the dissemination of materials about child abuse. Apple added that they will also scan messages, as well as embed a warning in the search engine if the user searches for materials containing scenes of child abuse. These plans were criticized by Apple employees. They feared that this function could be used by repressive governments for the purpose of censorship. After criticism, the company decided to search only for those photos that will be noted by information centers from different countries. At the same time, similar functions have long existed in the social network Facebook, the YouTube platform, and the Google search engine.
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Source: Ukrgate