Apple may soon scan your iPhone for child abuse photos, here is how this will work

A cryptographer and security technologist has claimed that Apple will soon start uploading a tool on users' devices, scanning through their photos for potentially abusive material. There are, however, a lot of problems with this idea.

Apple might bring a rather dodgy feature into action tomorrow. A new tool will let Apple scan your photos stored in iCloud to check them against child sexual abuse material (CSAM). While Apple deserves an A+ for intent, the technology and process are quite malleable. The claims have been made by cryptographer and security technologist Matthew D. Green, who works as an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute. In a series of tweets, Green has shared Apple's plans and what they may imply, if and when brought to action.