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Surveillance

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns Apple program that scans iPhones for child porn will ultimately be used to spy on iPhone owners

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has issued a chilling warning about Apple’s plans to begin scanning photos of users, saying the proposal will give governments terrifying access to citizen’s private data. Snowden, a former computer intelligence consultant, who in 2013 leaked classified documents to show the scale of government snooping on U.S. citizens, condemned the new […]

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Apple To Scan U.S iPhones For Images Of Child Pornography

Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Apple said its messaging app will use on-device machine learning to warn about sensitive content without […]

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