{"id":316766,"date":"2021-08-06T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-experts-are-worried-about-apples-plan-to-scan-every-picture-on-your-iphone\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T07:55:00","slug":"why-experts-are-worried-about-apples-plan-to-scan-every-picture-on-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-experts-are-worried-about-apples-plan-to-scan-every-picture-on-your-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why experts are worried about Apple\u2019s plan to scan every picture on your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df5232ad37\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df5232ad37\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-experts-are-worried-about-apples-plan-to-scan-every-picture-on-your-iphone\/#How_does_Apple_plan_to_scan_iPhones_for_CSAM_images\" >How does Apple plan to scan iPhones for CSAM images?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-experts-are-worried-about-apples-plan-to-scan-every-picture-on-your-iphone\/#What_are_experts_worried_about\" >What are experts worried about?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why experts are worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s plan to scan every picture on your iPhone<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Last night, Apple made a huge announcement that it\u2019ll be scanning iPhones in the US for\u00a0<span>Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). As a part of this initiative, the company is partnering with the government and making changes to iCloud, iMessage, Siri, and Search.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, security experts are worried about surveillance and the risks of data leaks. Before taking a look at those concerns, let\u2019s understand, what is Apple doing exactly?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/xo23fcyip6?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"Whats it like to be a startup founder in Barcelona? Video\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Apple_plan_to_scan_iPhones_for_CSAM_images\"><\/span>How does Apple plan to scan iPhones for CSAM images?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A large set of features for CSAM scanning relies on fingerprinted images provided by the\u00a0<span>National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Apple will scan your iCloud photos and watch them with the NCMEC database to detect if there are any CSAM images. Now, the company is not really doing this on the cloud, but it\u2019s performing these actions on your device. It says that before an image is sent to the iCloud storage, the algorithm will perform a check against known CSAM hashes.<\/p>\n<p>When a photo is uploaded to iCloud, Apple creates\u00a0<span>a cryptographic safety voucher that\u2019s stored with it. The voucher contains detail to determine if the image matches against known CSAM hashes. Now, the tech giant won\u2019t know about these details, unless the number of CSAM images on your iCloud account goes beyond a certain amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, that if you have iCloud sync off on your phone, the scanning won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>For iMessage, Apple will perform a scan and blur CSAM images. Plus, when a child views such an image, parents will receive a notification about it, so they can take appropriate action.<\/p>\n<p>If a child is trying to send such an image, they\u2019ll be warned, and if they go ahead, a notification will be sent to parents.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that parental notification will only be sent if the child is under 13. Teens aged 13-17, will only get a warning notification on their own phones.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also tweaking Siri and Search to provide additional CSAM-related resources for\u00a0parents and children. Plus, if someone is performing CSAM related searches, Siri can intervene and give them a warning about the content.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1363212 js-lazy\" alt=\"Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for \" width=\"796\" height=\"545\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-796x545.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-796x545.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-280x192.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-395x270.png 395w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-197x135.png 197w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-1592x1089.png 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsecurity%2F2021%2F08%2F06%2Fapple-csam-scanning-experts-concerns-analysi%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for\" data-title=\"Share Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1363212\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-796x545.png\" alt=\"Apple has tweaked Siri and Search to provide additional resources for \" width=\"796\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-796x545.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-280x192.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-395x270.png 395w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-197x135.png 197w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-11.52.25-AM-1592x1089.png 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_experts_worried_about\"><\/span>What are experts worried about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All of Apple\u2019s features sound like they\u2019re meant to help stop CSAM, and it looks like a good thing on paper.<\/p>\n<p>However, digital rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) criticized Apple <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2021\/08\/apples-plan-think-different-about-encryption-opens-backdoor-your-private-life\">in a post<\/a> and noted that the company\u2019s implementation opens up potential backdoors in an otherwise robust encryption system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span>To say that we are disappointed by Apple\u2019s plans is an understatement,\u201d EFF added. The organization pointed out that scanning for content using a pre-defined database could lead to dangerous use cases. For instance, in a country where homosexuality is a crime, the government \u201cmight require the classifier to be trained to restrict apparent LGBTQ+ content.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Edward Snowden argued that Apple is rolling out a mass surveillance tool, and they can scan for anything on your phone tomorrow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No matter how well-intentioned, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Apple<\/a> is rolling out mass surveillance to the entire world with this. Make no mistake: if they can scan for kiddie porn today, they can scan for anything tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>They turned a trillion dollars of devices into iNarcs\u2014*without asking.* <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wIMWijIjJk\">https:\/\/t.co\/wIMWijIjJk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edward Snowden (@Snowden) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snowden\/status\/1423469854347169798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthew_d_green\/status\/1423110719533371393\">Matthew Green<\/a>, a security professor at Johns Hopkins University, said that people who are controlling the list of images that are matched for scanning have too much power. Governments across the world have been asking various companies to provide<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/10\/12\/five-eyes-warn-tech-firms-that-encryption-creates-severe-risks.html\">backdoors to encrypted content<\/a>. Green noted that Apple\u2019s step \u201cwill break the dam \u2014 governments will demand it from everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The theory is that you will trust Apple to only include really bad images. Say, images curated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). You\u2019d better trust them, because trust is all you have.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthew_d_green\/status\/1423102933076484096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you want to read more about why people should be asking more questions, researcher David Theil has a thread on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elegant_wallaby\/status\/1423453552333053953\">sexting detection<\/a>. Plus, former <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> CSO Alex Stamos, Stanford researcher\u00a0<span>Riana Pfefferkorn, along with Theil and Green has an hour-long discussion on Youtube on the topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIO Live: Reaction to Apple&#039;s New Child Safety Proposals\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dbYZVNSOVy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s features for CSAM<span>\u00a0are coming later this year in updates to iOS\u00a015, iPadOS\u00a015, watchOS\u00a08, and macOS\u00a0Monterey. However, it\u2019ll be in the company\u2019s interest to address various concerns put forward by security researchers and legal experts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The company has rallied around its strong stance on privacy for years now. Now that the firm is under pressure for taking an allegedly anti-privacy step, it needs to hold discussions with experts and mend this system. Plus, Apple will have to be transparent about how these systems have performed.<\/p>\n<p>We have had numerous examples of tech like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/24\/technology\/facial-recognition-arrest.html\">facial recognition<\/a> going wrong and innocent people being accused of crimes they never committed. 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