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Head Will Cathcart has slammed over its plans to launch photo identification measures that would identify child abuse images in iOS photo libraries, saying the software can scan all the private photos on your phone which is a clear violation. Stressing that will not allow such tools to run on his platform, Cathcart said that Apple has long needed to do more to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM), « but the approach they are taking introduces something very concerning into the world ». « I read the information Apple put out yesterday and I’m concerned. I think this is the wrong approach and a setback for people’s all over the world. People have asked if we’ll adopt this system for The answer is no, » he posted in a Twitter thread late on Friday. « Instead of focusing on making it easy for people to report content that’s shared with them, Apple has built software that can scan all the private photos on your phone — even photos you haven’t shared with anyone.
