Apple’s new stance on iPhone privacy is troubling – and where is Tim Cook, by the way?

[Andy Meek]

So much has been said and written already about the new Apple child safety features that the iPhone maker unveiled in recent days -- features that represent an attempt to crack down on child exploitation. And on the usage of Apple devices to disseminate child sex abuse material (or, CSAM). Apple laid out its plans and the technical descriptions for how the new protections will work with the arrival of iOS 15. And the company followed up with a FAQ that responds to (or, rather, is advertised as a response to) some of the many, many concerns of the privacy, security, and cryptography communities.

Here, though, is what I keep coming back to. Yes, these new Apple child safety features attack a problem that urgently demands a solution. How bad is the problem? This should tell you all you need to know: Google reported 546,000+ instances of CSAM to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children every single day last year. For Facebook, the number topped 20 million. Be that as it may, though, something else can also be true at the same time. That Apple's communication about all this leaves a lot to be desired.

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