Amid backlash, Apple will change photo-scanning plan but won’t drop it completely

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinSep 3, 2021, 10:09 am815 ptsTop
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Oscar Wong) Apple said Friday that it will make some changes to its plan to have iPhones and other devices scan user photos for child-sexual-abuse images. But Apple said it still intends to implement the system after making "improvements" to address criticisms. Apple provided…

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