Kif Leswing

technology reporter at CNBC

Kif Leswing on KCRW

Apple announced it will start reporting images of child pornography it finds in its iCloud storage database to law enforcement.

Why privacy advocates are worried about Apple’s plan to turn over child porn photos to law enforcement

Apple announced it will start reporting images of child pornography it finds in its iCloud storage database to law enforcement.

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