The newest Apple update rolled some interesting questions on where does the line should be drawn about content stored in our digital devices. Companies like Apple have been fighting hard to protect children from despicable acts as pornography, hence the vital importance of this brand new algorithm to scan content on the device itself rather than cloud-stored photos.
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Why should you be aware of this technology as a photographer? In this post, we’ll explain the importance of updating your device to the latest OS version to help Apple on this mission and bring some light on which content gets scanned.
What’s CSAM?
Before we even start to discuss this new technology, the acronym Csam stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material. Yes, smartphones have made it way easier to perform these horrid practices, hence the reason why tech giants explored solutions to help in this fight. The concept behind this technology is for Apple to securely scan your smartphone’s photo storage in search of content matching the criteria in an Apple-crafted database. Said explicit content will be then reported to the NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children), the organization that shall work in collaboration with the US law enforcement departments to disband minor sexual abuse networks.
Apple has put much thought into this development to the point that even matching results in Search and Siri will be reported as well. All whilst encrypting data to prevent data leaks, and also not allowing the user to sync CSAM content to iCloud.
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