Other Apple To Start Scanning On-Device Photos For Child Abuse Imagery

[PBG4 Dude]

Not sure why this isn’t front page news.

Apple is going to add neural network software to scan on device photo libraries, and if it thinks you have a picture of child abuse, it will be sent to a human verifier. Certainly not Orwellian at all.

Apple plans to scan U.S. iPhones for child abuse imagery - FT

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning to install a software on U.S. iPhones that will scan for child abuse imagery, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

www.reuters.com

 

[Feyl]

I want to search Tim Cook's home for possible bad stuff. I bet he wouldn be really angry if I was there looking through his life basically. But I'm sure they'll keep making all those privacy is a human right ads.

 

[NoBoMac]

News thread on this.

Apple To Start Scanning On-Device Photos For Child Abuse Imagery

Not sure why this isn’t front page news. Apple is going to add neural network software to scan on device photo libraries, and if it thinks you have a picture of child abuse, it will be sent to a human verifier. Certainly not Orwellian at all...

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