Apple told details about scanning photos on its devices
Apple plans to scan photos for child abuse, according to security expert Matthew Green. Today, the company launched a website dedicated to new child protection features that are currently only available in the United States.
Machine learning will be introduced in iOS 15, iPad 15, and macOS 12, which will scan photos in iMessage to view nudity locally on the device. Intimate photos will be hidden in chat for preview, and if you try to open them, the system will repeatedly refuse to let you see them. Parents will be notified when these photos are opened if the device is connected to parental controls.
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Apple will also take action against the distribution of materials that promote child sexual abuse (CSAM). Before uploading to iCloud Photos, the images will be compared to material hashes provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). For each image, a “ticket” is created that contains the match result as well as “encrypted additional data about the image.”
If the CSAM content threshold is not exceeded in the iCloud Photos account, Apple will be unable to interpret “vouchers.” If the threshold is exceeded, Apple will be able to interpret the content of the “vouchers” using the technology. Each report is manually reviewed by the company, which then disconnects the account and submits the report to NCMEC if it confirms compliance. If a user believes their account was disabled by mistake, they can file an appeal to have it restored.
Apple guarantees that fewer than a trillion accounts will be mislabeled each year. More information about the technology can be found in the English-language PDF file.
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Siri will tell you where you can find information about child sexual abuse. When you try to find them, Siri and Spotlight will get in the way, explaining that your interest in the subject is harmful and troublesome, and offering resources for assistance.
Apple is well-known for its anti-pornographic stance. On the App Store, for example, games with intimate scenes and applications to view pornographic content are prohibited. In response to criticism, Steve Jobs suggested that Android be used instead.
