Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material following backlash from critics who decried the feature's potential privacy implications.
on implementing the feature amid a wave of criticism, noting it would "take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features."
In a public statement Wednesday, Apple said it had "decided to not move forward with our previously proposed CSAM detection tool for iCloud Photos." "Children can be protected without companies combing through personal data, and we will continue working with governments, child advocates, and other companies to help protect young people, preserve their right to privacy, and make the internet a safer place for children and for us all," the company said in a statementInstead, the company is refocusing its efforts on growing its Communication Safety feature, which it first made available in December 2021, after consulting experts for...
the company said the tool would turn photos on iPhones and iPads into unreadable hashes — or complex numbers — stored on user devices. Those numbers would be matched against a database of hashes provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children once the pictures were uploaded to Apple's iCloud storage service.
Many child safety and security experts praised the attempt, recognizing the ethical responsibilities and obligations a company has over the products and services it creates. But they also called the efforts "deeply concerning," stemming largely from how part of Apple's checking process for child abuse images is done directly on user devices.
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