Apple CSAM scanning plans may have been abandoned, but that hasn’t ended the controversy. An Australian regulator has accused the Cupertino company of turning a blind eye to the sexual exploitation of ...

The ePrivacy derogation expired April 3, the EU age verification app was hacked in minutes, and the CSA Regulation remains deadlocked. Europe's child safety tools need the data its privacy laws forbid ...

Apple originally planned to carry out on-device scanning for CSAM, using a digital fingerprinting technique. These fingerprints are a way to match particular images without anyone having to view them, ...

A legal opinion on a controversial European Union legislative plan set out last May, when the Commission proposed countering child sexual abuse online by applying obligations on platforms to scan for ...

European Union officials have delayed talks over proposed legislation that could lead to messaging services having to scan photos and links to detect possible child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Were ...

Experts warn lapse could sharply reduce reports of abuse, echoing a 58% drop during a similar legal gap in 2021 ...

In a win for the 'screeching voices of the minority', Apple appears to have abandoned its plans for client side CSAM scanning in encrypted backups, and is launching encrypted backups anyway. This ...

Key negotiators in the European Parliament have announced making a breakthrough in talks to set MEPs’ position on a controversial legislative proposal aimed at regulating how platforms should respond ...

In a recent reversal of policy, Apple has announced the company will not be searching data stored on iCloud for material related to child sexual abuse and other illegal acts. The news follows multiple ...

Apple completely abandoned its previously announced plan to scan iCloud Photos libraries for child sexual abuse material. The company will not go through users’ pictures on its cloud-storage servers ...

Apple's photo scanning feature for iCloud in search of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is no longer moving forward. The iPhone maker confirmed that it killed its plans to roll out such a security ...