Apple iCloud Updates

[Sushubh]

Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash | TechCrunch

The CSAM detection technology was due to launch with iOS 15.

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[Navjot Singh]

Within a few weeks of announcing the technology, researchers said they were able to create “hash collisions” using NeuralHash, effectively tricking the system into thinking two entirely different images were the same.

Great.

 

[Sushubh]

WSJ News Exclusive | Apple Plans New Encryption System to Ward Off Hackers and Protect iCloud Data

The optional feature would keep most data secure that’s stored in iCloud, a service used to back up iPhones or save specific device data such as Messages. The data would be protected in the event Apple is hacked, and it also wouldn’t be accessible to law enforcement, even with a warrant.

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Apple advances user security with powerful new data protections

iMessage Contact Key Verification, Security Keys, and Advanced Data Protection for iCloud provide users important new tools to protect data.

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