Apple generates a lot of news, and it can be hard to keep up. If your mind was on other things this week, our Saturday morning roundup of Apple-related headlines will bring you up to date.
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Apple attacked over ‘government spyware’
Last week Apple announced that it will soon begin scanning photos uploaded to iCloud for child sexual abuse material. Cybersecurity and privacy experts met the announcement with scepticism, with many warning of potential abuse of this system: specifically, they say it could encourage oppressive governments to ask Apple to police other types of illegal content.
Apple says it will refuse such requests. Still, this change, which will arrive in iOS 15, marks a shift in the company’s privacy policy, and triggered numerous (mostly negative) follow-up stories this week.
At the start of the week the CEO of Epic Games – who has some history with Apple – attacked the company for installing what he described as “government…
