Tech

Amid backlash, Apple will change photo-scanning plan but won’t drop it completely

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Oscar Wong) Apple said Friday that it will make some changes to its plan to have iPhones and other devices scan user photos for child-sexual-abuse images. But Apple said it still intends to implement the system after making “improvements” to address criticisms. Apple provided this statement to Ars and other […]

Tech

Apple defends iPhone photo scanning, calls it an “advancement” in privacy

Enlarge / Apple executive Craig Federighi speaks during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) Apple’s decision to have iPhones and other Apple company devices scan photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has sparked criticism from security experts and privacy advocates—and from some Apple […]