Child Sexual Abuse Images Auto-Scanned Through New Apple Tool

A hand is held up in front of a smartphone, with text about Apple's plan to scan iPhones for child sexual abuse images displayed over the image.

Apple announced plans Thursday to begin testing a new system that will automatically match photos on iPhones and uploaded through iCloud accounts with a database of child sexual abuse images. Through the new system, Apple said it planned to alert authorities as needed. At a press conference, Apple explained how the new “NeuralHash” tool will detect […]