Apple has just presented on its sitethe arrival of new featureschild safety in three areas. They should allow Apple to better protect children online on the Cupertino company's platforms.
Among these new features, Apple presented a system capable of detecting child pornography content in iCloud while preserving user confidentiality. The Apple brand hopes that these new features will help protect children from predators and limit the spread of child pornography content.
Apple's official announcement comes a few days after rumors already announced that the Cupertino company was working on a system to counter child pornography on its devices and platforms.
iMessage, iCloud Photos and Siri are entitled to new features
“At Apple, our goal is to create technology that empowers people and enriches their lives, while helping them stay safe", the company wrote in a press release. To achieve this objective, the firm will implement new features within iMessages. They should allow parents to be better and more informed about the way their children communicate online. Apple is also working on new tools that could crowd out certain contentof search results made with Sirior the "Search" bar on the iPhone.
An announcement welcomed by child protection associations. According to John Clark, CEO and president of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children:“Apple's extended protection for children is a game-changer.[…]We applaud Apple and look forward to working together to make the world a safer place for children. »
Apple assures that these three new features have been designed, above all, to respect the privacy of Apple users. The latter claims to be able to provide crucial information on the criminal activities of certain people without threatening the personal data of millions of others who respect the law.
Apple concluded its press release by explaining that these new features would be available in the coming months, in subsequent updates.d’iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey et watchOS 8.
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