Apple won't launch its CSAM detection tool for iCloud photos, instead focusing its anti-CSAM efforts on the Communication Safety features launched in 2021
Wired Lily Hay Newman
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Discussion
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@runasand
Runa Sandvik
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Glad to see Apple drop its CSAM detection tool and instead acknowledge that protecting young people on the internet requires preserving their right to privacy. https://www.wired.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@privacymatters
@privacymatters
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1/ Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here's What's Next https://www.wired.com/... BUT. Apple prescreens and scans content you upload to Apple for potentially illegal content & CSAM. On what basis I hear y'all ask. Their legitimate interests. Do you have a choice …
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@lilyhnewman
Lily Hay Newman
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Apple told @WIRED that it's killing the iCloud Photos CSAM scanning plan for real and is instead investing in its opt-in family features for protecting kids and attempting to disrupt exploitation before it happens/escalates https://www.wired.com/...