A Los Angeles man who hacked thousands of iCloud accounts and collected nude photos has pleaded guilty https://www.realmicentral.com/2021/08/25/a-los-angeles-man-who-hacked-thousands-of-icloud-accounts-and-collected-nude-photos-has-pleaded-guilty/
We built a system like Apple’s to flag child sexual abuse material — and concluded the tech was dangerous https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/19/apple-csam-abuse-encryption-security-privacy-dangerous/
Apple’s anti-fraud chief said company was ‘the greatest platform for distributing child porn’ https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/20/apples-anti-fraud-chief-child-porn-statement/
Apple photo-scanning plan faces global backlash from 90 rights groups https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-photo-scanning-plan-faces-global-backlash-from-90-rights-groups/
Apple says researchers can vet its child safety features. But it’s suing a startup that does just that. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/17/1032113/apple-says-researchers-can-vet-its-child-safety-features-its-suing-a-startup-that-does-just-that/
Apple’s device surveillance plan is a threat to user privacy — and press freedom https://freedom.press/news/apples-device-surveillance-plan-is-a-threat-to-user-privacy-and-press-freedom/
Corellium will pay for security researchers to check Apple CSAM claims https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/17/check-apple-csam-claims/
US Senate bill would legally require Apple to build a backdoor into iPhones https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/16/us-senate-bill-would-legally-require-apple-to-build-a-backdoor-into-iphones/
Apple defends iPhone photo scanning, calls it an “advancement” in privacy https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-defends-iphone-photo-scanning-calls-it-an-advancement-in-privacy/
Apple’s child protection features spark concern within its own ranks -sources https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-apples-child-protection-features-spark-concern-within-its-own-ranks-2021-08-12/
If You Build It, They Will Come: Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-apple-has-opened-backdoor-increased-surveillance
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-rein-apple-google-app-stores-2021-08-11/
An Open Letter Against Apple’s Privacy-Invasive Content Scanning Technology https://appleprivacyletter.com/