(Natural News) Under the guise of “protecting children” – a classic excuse – tech giant Apple has decided to scan everyone’s iPhones without their permission to allegedly search for images of child abuse.
According to reports, Apple is planning to automatically scan people’s iPhones and iCloud storage accounts to identify child pornography content in order to report it to police – or at least this is what the company says is the purpose of this blatant violation of user privacy.
Following a review by an Apple employee, any “flagged” content will be sent off to law enforcement for prosecution. However, the company has not addressed whether or not Apple employees will have the ability to plant child pornography on the iPhones of targeted individuals, another classic ploy by authoritarians.
“I think this is the wrong approach and a setback for people’s privacy all over the world,” stated Will Cathcart, the head of WhatApp, adding that his company will not be following suit.
If Apple “can scan all the private photos on your phone – even photos you haven’t shared with anyone,” then “that’s not privacy,” Cathcart went on to warn.
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