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Does iPhone have backdoor?
Apple Opens Backdoors to iPhones to Detect CSAM. Apple plans to add a scanning feature that will scan all photos as they are uploaded into iCloud Photos to see if they match a photo in the database of known CSAM maintained by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
What are Apple’s responsibility for public safety?
“We feel we have a responsibility to protect our customers. We believe the only way to protect both your privacy and safety from a cyberattack is to encrypt. We throw all of ourselves into this and are very much standing on principle in this.”
Does Apple monitor your iPhone?
Apple’s system scans all images stored in iCloud Photos to see whether they match the CSAM database held by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Images are scanned on the device using a database of known CSAM image hashes provided by NCMEC and other child safety organizations.
What is a backdoor Apple?
US Senate bill would legally require Apple to build a backdoor into iPhones. It would force Apple to have a means of accessing customer data on both the devices it sells and the cloud services it operates.
Does Apple give your information to the government?
Apple requires government and private entities to follow applicable laws and statutes when requesting customer information and data. Our legal team reviews requests to ensure that the requests have a valid legal basis. If they do, we comply by providing data responsive to the request.
Can the FBI Unlock iPhone?
These devices work on very recent iPhone models: Cellebrite claims it can unlock any iPhone for law enforcement, and the FBI has unlocked an iPhone 11 Pro Max using GrayShift’s GrayKey device.
How is China making apple work for the Chinese government?
Apple now assembles nearly all of its products and earns a fifth of its revenue in the China region. But just as Mr. Cook figured out how to make China work for Apple, China is making Apple work for the Chinese government. Mr. Cook often talks about Apple’s commitment to civil liberties and privacy.
Why is the iPhone censored in China?
Since the iPhone was officially introduced in China seven years ago, Apple has overcome a national security backlash there and has censored apps that wouldn’t pass muster with Chinese authorities. It has moved local user data onto servers operated by the state-owned China Telecom and submits to security audits by Chinese authorities.
Could the FBI’s backdoor to China set a precedent for Apple?
The environment will get even tougher, Apple says, if the FBI prevails in seeking a so-called backdoor to Farook’s phone. That could set a precedent for China’s authoritarian leaders to demand the same in a country where Apple has never publicly defied orders.
Why did Apple move to lock down its servers in China?
Apple, one of only a handful of U.S. tech giants that have flourished in China, said the move was necessary to improve services for its growing Chinese user base. It added that all data on the servers were encrypted and inaccessible to China Telecom.