Privacy watchdog groups sounded the alarm late on Thursday evening after tech giant Apple revealed that the company will be uploading software to user’s iPhones that scans for images of child sex abuse, warning that the move creates a backdoor to user’s private lives that it is essentially opening Pandora’s box and that it will be used by governments.
“Apple intends to install software on American iPhones to scan for child abuse imagery, according to people briefed on its plans, raising alarm among security researchers who warn that it could open the door to surveillance of millions of people’s personal devices,” the Financial Times reported. “The automated system would proactively alert a team of human reviewers if it believes illegal imagery is detected, who would then contact law enforcement if the material can be verified.”
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