Apple defends new device-scanning tech as criticisms grow

Apple has launched a defence of its controversial new system to scan users’ devices for child sexual material after over 5,000 people and organizations signed an open letter against it.
The critics argue the scanning system, which hashes images on a user’s device and compares the hash with known images of sexual abuse material, also creates a backdoor authoritarian governments can use to spy on their people, crack down on political dissent, or enforce anti-LGBT policies.
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