Applehas long been seen as a champion ofsecurityandprivacyin a tech industry consumed with vacuuming up consumer data.
In a separate walkback, Apple postponed an announced feature that would scan its devices forimages of child exploitation.
Apple used that steadfast position on privacy to flick its competitors.
Apple declined to comment for this story beyond its previously released statements about both issues.
That’s made Macs and the broader Apple ecosystem more enticing targets for the hackers who distribute malware.
The researchers said at the time that it was possible that the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Keating, senior vice president of product strategy for the mobile security company Zimperium.
Not everyone is as complimentary.
It would do this by converting each image into hashes, or bits of code that identify files.
If a certain number of matches are found, Apple is then alerted and may further investigate.
The move was blasted from the get-go by security experts and privacy advocates.
(Apple argues that client-side scanning preserves security by keeping the process on the equipment.)
“It’s not targeted, it’s not proportionate and it doesn’t work.”
