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In August 2021, news outlets reported that Apple was considering the implementation of plans to scan iCloud photographs for child sexual abuse imagery. For example, on Aug. 5 the Financial Times published an article with the headline Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery. The piece stated that: The technology website Engadget published a similar article, later that day, with the headline Apple reportedly plans to begin scanning iPhones in the US for child abuse images. On Aug. 5, Apple itself confirmed that it was planning to introduce a new system of on-device matching between photographs stored on Apple devices, and a library of known child abuse image hashes — a king of photographic fingerprinting — in order to report photographs that are highly likely to show child abuse, to law enforcement agencies. In a statement, Apple said the new system would be rolled out later in 2021, through updates to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8 and macOS Monterey. The company explained: According to Apple, the matching process is so accurate and the algorithmic threshold so high that in any given year, the probability that the algorithm will incorrectly flag an innocuous photo is less than one in one trillion. The news reports highlighted above were accurate at the time they were published, in early August 2021, but on Sep. 3, Apple said it was postponing its implementation of the project. In a statement, the company wrote: Significantly, Apple indicated that it still ultimately intends to implement its plans, even though the timeline for that has changed and the final details might change somewhat. As a result, the claim that Apple had announced its intention to begin scanning U.S. iPhones for child sexual abuse material remained accurate, and we are retaining the rating of True.
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