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Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'
Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'
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The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify... 07.08.2021, Sputnik International
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Edward Snowden has joined a campaign against Apple, signing a petition against the corporation's plan to scan every iPhone user's photos. The whistleblower, who had to flee the US after leaking highly classified data about global surveillance systems, backed the open letter, published on the platform Github, raising concerns about Apple's "privacy-invasive content scanning technology".The controversial features will be introduced by Apple later this year in updates to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and macOS Monterey.The announcement, made via the Financial Times earlier this week, surprised many, as it demonstrated a major change from Apple's adamant stance on privacy: back in 2016, the company refused FBI demands for a "backdoor" to the iPhone of the suspect in the San Bernardino shooting. At the time, Apple believed it would be "too dangerous" for them to create such an easy way to breach the private data.Following the statement from Apple, WhatsApp confronted the company, saying that the monitoring programme will introduce "something very concerning into the world" and stressing that WhatsApp will never use such tools.
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Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'
06:51 GMT 07.08.2021 (Updated: 07:11 GMT 07.08.2021) The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.
Edward Snowden has joined a campaign against Apple, signing a petition against the corporation's plan to scan every iPhone user's photos. The whistleblower, who had to flee the US after leaking highly classified data about global surveillance systems, backed the open letter, published on the platform Github, raising concerns about
Apple's "privacy-invasive content scanning technology".
The
controversial features will be introduced by Apple later this year in updates to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and macOS Monterey.
The announcement, made via the Financial Times earlier this week, surprised many, as it demonstrated a major change from Apple's adamant stance on privacy: back in 2016, the company refused FBI demands for a "backdoor" to the iPhone of the suspect in the San Bernardino shooting. At the time, Apple believed it would be "too dangerous" for them to create such an easy way to breach the private data.
Following the statement from Apple,
WhatsApp confronted the company, saying that the monitoring programme will introduce "something very concerning into the world" and stressing that WhatsApp will never use such tools.
