WhatsApp is not on board Apple's child abuse image scan on iPhones because privacy

WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart has voiced his concerns over Apple's plans to root out child pornography by scanning iCloud images and other verticals. Cathcart's argument adds an important voice in the industry against a possible violation of user privacy through Apple's new tool.

Apple's latest move to thwart child sexual abuse has raged an ethical debate online, and not everyone is siding with the tech major. WhatsApp CEO, for instance, has now voiced his concern over the new practice by Apple. WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart has cleared in a recent series of tweets that the messaging app will not adopt Apple's new feature once it launches. Cathcart states that the feature is a "wrong approach" and is a "setback for people's privacy" across the globe.