On 23/07/2024 05:35 Your Name wrote:
> badgolferman wrote:
>> Apple has been accused of underreporting the prevalence of child sexual
>> abuse material (CSAM) on its platforms. The National Society for the
>> Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a child protection charity in
>> the UK, says that Apple reported just 267 worldwide cases of suspected CSAM
>> to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) last year.
>>
>> That pales in comparison to the 1.47 million potential cases that Google
>> reported and 30.6 million reports from Meta. Other platforms that reported
>> more potential CSAM cases than Apple in 2023 include TikTok (590,376), X
>> (597,087), Snapchat (713,055), Xbox (1,537) and PlayStation/Sony
>> Interactive Entertainment (3,974). Every US-based tech company is required
>> to pass along any possible CSAM cases detected on their platforms to NCMEC,
>> which directs cases to relevant law enforcement agencies worldwide.
>>
>> As The Guardian, which first reported on the NSPCC's claim, points out,
>> Apple services such as iMessage, FaceTime and iCloud all have end-to-end
>> encryption, which stops the company from viewing the contents of what users
>> share on them. However, WhatsApp has E2EE as well, and that service
>> reported nearly 1.4 million cases of suspected CSAM to NCMEC in 2023.
>>
>> “There is a concerning discrepancy between the number of UK child abuse
>> image crimes taking place on Apple’s services and the almost negligible
>> number of global reports of abuse content they make to authorities,”
>> Richard Collard, the NSPCC's head of child safety online policy, said.
>> “Apple is clearly behind many of their peers in tackling child sexual abuse
>> when all tech firms should be investing in safety and preparing for the
>> roll out of the Online Safety Act in the UK.”
>>
>> Apple declined to comment on the NSPCC's accusation, instead pointing The
>> Guardian to a statement it made when it shelved the CSAM scanning plan.
>> Apple said it opted for a different strategy that “prioritizes the security
>> and privacy of [its] users.” The company told Wired in August 2022 that
>> "children can be protected without companies combing through personal
>> data."
>>
>>
>> https://www.engadget.com/apple-accused-of-underreporting-suspected-csam-on-its-platforms-153637726.html
>>
>
> Apple had a system ready to go, but a pile of brainless morons
> complained about their "privacy" being invaded (which it wasn't), so
> Apple was forced to abandon it. All this report achieves is to
> acknowledge that all those other companies listed above are less
> stringent about their users' privacy.
Many people threatened to throw away or even burn their iPhones if
Apple went ahead with the scheme. People don't want their actions
policed on THEIR phones.
This really scared Apple and they immediately did a 180 degree turn.
