Activists respond to Apple choosing encryption over invasive image scanning plans

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The lines in the sand haven’t changed much.

that would’ve searched people’s iCloud photo libraries for illegal materials. We contacted some of the organizations that had spoken out either in support of or against Apple’s initiative to see what they had to say now that it’s gone.

Proven technology tools exist and have been used successfully for over a decade that allow the detection of child sexual exploitation with surgical precision. In the name of privacy, companies are enabling child sexual exploitation to occur unchecked on their platforms. The Center for Democracy and Technology, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Fight for the Futureexpressing concern over the company’s plans and calling on it to abandon them. The letter was signed by around 90 organizations, including the CDT.

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