Apple's New Scanning Tools Raising More Concerns, Even Inside Apple

Apple's New Scanning Tools Raising More Concerns, Even Inside Apple

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Last week, we wrote about our concerns about Apple's newly announced scanning efforts that the company claimed were to protect children. Lots of security experts raised concerns about how this was being rolled out -- and none of the complaints were meant to take away from the very real and legitimate concerns about child sexual abuse. Security guru Alex Stamos wrote one of the most thoughtful threads about the whole thing, noting (as with so many of these issues) that there are no easy answers here. I highly recommend you read the entire thread, but here's a little snippet:

— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) August 7, 2021

Apple's New Scanning Tools Raising More Concerns, Even Inside Apple

Aug 13, 2021, 7:28pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210812/23570947352/apples-new-scanning-tools-raising-more-concerns-even-inside-apple.shtml > Last week, we wrote about our concerns about Apple's newly announced scanning efforts that the company claimed were to protect children. Lots of security experts raised concerns about how this was being rolled out -- and none of the complaints were meant to take away from the very real and legitimate concerns about child sexual abuse. Security guru Alex Stamos wrote one of the most thoughtful threads about the whole thing, noting (as with so many of these issues) that there are no easy answers here. I highly recommend you read the entire thread, but here's a little snippet: > — Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) August 7, 2021