Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple and E.U. Phone Scanning Plans

October 16, 2021

The technology, known as client-side scanning, would allow Apple — or, in Europe, potentially law enforcement officials — to detect images of child sexual abuse in someone’s phone by scanning images uploaded to Apple’s iCloud storage service. Documents released by the European Union and a meeting with E.U. A proposal to allow the photo scanning in the European Union could come as soon as this year, the researchers believe. Aside from surveillance concerns, the researchers said, their findings indicated that the technology was not effective at identifying images of child sexual abuse. It’s dangerous for business, national security, for public safety and for privacy.”The post Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple and E.U.