Tech giant Apple has said that it will take more time to review collected feedback and improve on its child protection feature after the company faced criticism on its system of privacy, both from inside and outside the company, last month.
Apple faced a lot of criticism from several rights groups and from its own employees after it released its plan to check US customer’s phones for child sex abuse images, and sparked a huge backlash.
Critics of the system have argued that the company's new feature could be used by repressive governments, in finding content to censor and arrest. It has also been argued that it would be difficult for outside researchers to determine if Apple is only checking a specific- set of content on a user’s phone.
However, Apple has said that it would allow security researchers to check if the company’s claim is actually true. The company now however has said that they would review the feedback and make changes to the system they propose.
“Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers, and others, we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features.“ says the latest press release from Apple.
Critics have asked Apple to more clearly state what data, that the company is scanning on a device. Although, some sceptics have agreed that the company's move is promising toward the protection of children from such abuse.
The initial plan was for the safety feature to be launched later this year in iPhones, iPads and Macs for its US-based users.
- Supratik Mitra. (04/09/21)
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