New Group Attacking iPhone Encryption Backed by U.S. Political
Dark-Money Network
A new, well-funded pressure group is fighting to get Apple to weaken
iPhone privacy protections in the name of catching child predators.
The Heat Initiative, a nonprofit child safety advocacy group, was
formed earlier this year to campaign against some of the strong
privacy protections Apple provides customers. The group says these
protections help enable child exploitation, objecting to the fact that pedophiles can encrypt their personal data just like everyone else.
When Apple launched its new iPhone this September, the Heat Initiative
seized on the occasion, taking out a full-page New York Times ad,
using digital billboard trucks, and even hiring a plane to fly over
Apple headquarters with a banner message. The message on the banner
appeared simple: "Dear Apple, Detect Child Sexual Abuse in iCloud" --
Apple's cloud storage system, which today employs a range of powerful encryption technologies aimed at preventing hackers, spies, and Tim
Cook from knowing anything about your private files.
https://theintercept.com/2023/10/01/apple-encryption-iphone-heat-initiative/
RE: The Heat Initiative....formed earlier this year
Let me guess, it's not about this issue (for those who formed it), but essentially con artists making a buck off of this issue.
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