Edward Snowden criticizes Apple for 'Child Safety Photo Scanner' Feature
Apple recently announced that it will introduce a new photo scanning feature for the iPhone.
Edward Snowden criticizes Apple for 'Child Safety Photo Scanner' Feature
Apple recently announced that it will introduce a new photo scanning feature for the iPhone. The feature will basically scan photos stored on the iPhone to track child abuse. This new feature does sound like it has a very good purpose. Apple claims the steps taken by the company to limit the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). However, the photo scanning system can scan all private photos on the user's phone so that it can be misused by the government and bad actors. Many experts consider this to be a major problem. Former NSA consultant Edward Snowden was one of those who denounced the new feature, claiming that while well-intentioned, Apple was essentially rolling out mass surveillance around the world. "No matter how well-intentioned, Apple is rolling out mass surveillance worldwide through this feature. Make no mistake: if they can scan child porn today, they can scan anything tomorrow," Snowden tweeted as reported by Ubergizmo, Sunday (8/8/). 2021). Meanwhile, …
