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Apple Abandons Plan To Check iOS Devices For Child Abuse Images

Controversial plan to check images for CSAM on iOS devices and iCloud has now been abandoned this week by Apple

2 years ago

Apple To Scan Children Messages In UK For Nudity

Nudity blurring Messages feature to protect children will roll out to additional countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and NZ

3 years ago

Apple Defends Photo Checking On iPhones

Apple promises to reject any government demands to use, or alter, its controversial detection system of child abuse images

3 years ago

Apple To Scan US iPhones For Child Abuse Images

Slippery slope? Apple accused of creating encryption backdoor as it becomes first tech firm to scan for child abuses images…

3 years ago

Amazon Urges ‘Transparency’ In Law Enforcement Use Of Face Recognition

Amazon's AWS and others face a backlash against the use of AI-powered face identification tools, with privacy groups saying they…

6 years ago

Microsoft Office Lens Comes To The Desktop

The mobile scanning app is now available on Windows 10 desktops, tablets and HoloLens

8 years ago

Microsoft Ports Office Lens App To iPhone, Android

Office Lens app that scans documents into an editable file arrives on Android and Apple iOS devices

10 years ago

Microsoft Tip Off Leads To Child Abuse Arrest In The US

Microsoft becomes the latest tech vendor to aid law officials in their fight against child abuse

10 years ago

Google Avoids Group Lawsuit Over Gmail Scanning

A US judge rules that disgruntled Gmail users cannot join forces to sue Google over its scanning of Gmail messages

11 years ago

Zmap’s Fast Internet Scan Tool Could Spread Zero Days In Minutes

The 45-minute Internet scan could be a force for good... or evil

11 years ago

Xerox To Issue Patch For Faulty Printer Scans

Xerox printers have been changing numbers in scanned documents. A software patch is on its way

11 years ago

nCircle Opens PureCloud Security Scanning Service

The service automatically discovers systems and devices on the network and scans for exposures to risk

13 years ago