Written by
Kasper Kaminsky
Published on
September 06, 2021
Time reading
1 minute
Following the highly controversial reveal of their plans to begin scanning phones for CSAM, or Child Sexual Abuse Material, due to the problematic and potentially vulnerable methods of encryption and decryption, Apple has backpedaled on its plans to roll out the detection technology.
Critics of the Tech have overwhelmingly expressed their worries over the technology getting out of hand, resulting in potentially bad-acting third parties using the tech for their own personal gain. Apple is now reportedly taking feedback into consideration, and is taking additional time to plan and make improvements to the technology, before properly releasing it to the public.