If Apple had previously suffered a lot of criticism from other tech giants, includingWhatsApp or Epic Games, it is now within its own ranks that disagreement is growing.
Indeed, a new report from Reuters reveals that many employees of the Californian firmfear for user privacyfollowing the implementation of this new system for detecting child pornography images on iCloud. To fully understand how the latter works, we invite you to readthis article detailing the subjectas well asce compte-rendu d'Erik Neuenschwander's interview, Apple's chief privacy officer.
Even if there is talk of detecting child pornography content locally, on iPhone and iPad, known to child protection associations, many people are concerned about the intrusive nature of this system. Even though Apple has made respect for private life one of its main priorities for several years.
According to certain employees of the Californian therefore, apprehension is present internally. On a Slack channel used among colleagues, more than 800 debate messages about the child pornography image detection system were exchanged in a few days. A discussion group was even created specifically to discuss the sensitive subject. It is reported thatmany workers are concerned about what the system proposed by the Cupertino giant can allow, in terms ofmass surveillancefollowing government requests.
Not everyone is of the same opinion obviously. Other employeesindeed support the child protection initiative. And if we are to believe the company's statements, the system does not allow the analysis and search for images other than those relating to child pornography, and does not constitute an obstacle to the confidentiality of users, due to the nature of the detection technology used.
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