<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/06/apple-plans-to-scan-us-iphones-for-child-sexual-abuse-images>
Apple will scan photo libraries stored on iPhones in the US for known images of
child sexual abuse, the company says, drawing praise from child protection
groups but crossing a line that privacy campaigners warn could have dangerous
ramifications. The company will also examine the contents of end-to-end
encrypted messages for the first time.
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Apple’s tool, called neuralMatch, will scan images before they are uploaded to
the company’s iCloud Photos online storage, comparing them against a database
of known child abuse imagery. If a strong enough match is flagged, then Apple
staff will be able to manually review the reported images, and, if child abuse
is confirmed, the user’s account will be disabled and the National Center for
Missing and Exploited
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