In the time since Apple announced its child safety iCloud Photos image assessment and Messages notifications, there haven't been any changes, but there have been many clarifications from the company on the subject. Here's what you need to know, updated on August 15 with everything Apple has said since release.
Craig Federighi has said that Apple was wrong to release three child protection features at the same time, and wishes the confusion had been avoided.
On the AppleInsider Podcast, production begins on the mini-LED 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, "iPhone 13" could feature portrait video mode, and we discuss the privacy implications of CSAM detection.
Apple employees are voicing concern over the company's new child safety features set to debut with iOS 15 this fall, with some saying the decision to roll out such tools could tarnish Apple's reputation as a bastion of user privacy.
Facebook plans on revamping how its advertising system works to place more value on user privacy and reduce the emphasis on data collection.
Apple's privacy chief Erik Neuenschwander has detailed some of the projections built into the company's CSAM scanning system that prevent it from being used for other purposes - including clarifying that the system performs no hashing if iCloud Photos is off.
Government abuses of Apple's CSAM iCloud detection system in the U.S., like expansion to terrorist subjects and similar matters, is prevented by the Fourth Amendment, according to security firm Corellium's chief operating officer.
On this special episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, guest Jason Aten joins us for a detailed explanation of Apple's new Child Safety initiatives, including sensitive photos in Messages, search, and CSAM in iCloud Photos.
Alex Stamos, former Facebook security chief, says Apple's approach to CSAM scanning and iMessage exploitation may have caused more harm than good for the cybersecurity community.
Apple has published a response to privacy criticisms of its new iCloud Photos feature of scanning for child abuse images, saying it "will refuse" government pressures to infringe privacy.
Tim Sweeney, the chief of Epic Games, has attacked Apple over its iCloud Photos and messages child safety initiatives, putting forward the idea of it being a way for governments to conduct surveillance.
An open letter making the rounds online asks Apple to halt plans to roll out new Child Safety tools designed to combat child sexual abuse material, with signatories including industry experts and high-profile names like Edward Snowden.
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on Friday dinged Apple's plan to roll out new Child Safety features that scan user photos to find offending images, the latest in a string of criticism from tech experts who suggest the system flouts user privacy.
Apple is releasing a suite of features across its platforms aimed at protecting children online, including a system that can detect child abuse material in iCloud while preserving user privacy.
A security expert claims that Apple is about to announce photo identification tools that would identify child abuse images in iOS photo libraries.
Zoom has proposed an accord to settle a lawsuit over security and privacy, offering $85 million and a promise to improve its policies to end the legal action.
Facebook is making money hand over fist despite warnings of impending doom due to new iOS privacy features Apple introduced in April.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is seeing "quite a bit" of positive reaction from customers to its App Tracking Transparency privacy feature.
Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature is causing a 15% to 20% drop in revenue for iOS advertisers, according to a mobile marketing executive.
Amazon's Ring is adding end-to-end encryption of video for its smart doorbell product and other devices, limiting videos to only be viewable on a user's chosen iPhone or other devices.
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