Praise, Concern and Apple’s New Tools Against Child Abuse Imagery

<p>Two years ago, a multipart Times investigation highlighted an epidemic of child sexual abuse material which relied on platforms run by the world’s largest technology companies.</p><p>Last week, Apple revealed its solution — a suite of tools which includes an update to the iPhone’s operating system that allows for the scanning of photographs.</p><p>That solution, however, has ignited a firestorm over privacy in Silicon Valley.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jack-nicas?smid=pc-thedaily">Jack Nicas</a>, a technology reporter for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/technology/apple-iphones-privacy.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Apple’s new tools against child abuse</a> bad for privacy? The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-abuse-tech-privacy.html?smid=pc-thedaily">backlash to the company’s efforts</a> shows that in the debate between privacy and security, there are few easy answers.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>