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Apple Promises To Refuse Any Government’s Demands To Probe Users’ Phones

Ben Zeisloft
Apple Promises To Refuse Any Government’s Demands To Probe Users’ Phones
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Apple — which is rolling out a new system to scan iCloud photo rolls for child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) — promised that it would refuse to use such a system for political purposes.

The firm has faced criticism from watchdogs over the threats that the technology could pose to private political expression.

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