CSAM scanning would be abused, says Apple – using argument it originally rejected<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>When <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/05/apple-announces-new-protections-for-child-safety-imessage-safety-icloud-photo-scanning-more/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple announced its own approach[/url] to <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/csam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CSAM[/url] scanning, many of us warned that the process used to check for child sexual abuse materials <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/05/scanning-for-child-abuse-images/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">would ultimately be abused by repressive governments[/url] to scan for things like political protest plans.</p>
<p>The Cupertino company rejected that reasoning at the time, but in an ironic twist is now using precisely this argument in response to the Australian government … </p>
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CSAM scanning would be abused, says Apple – using argument it originally rejected
