WhatsApp CEO accuses Apple of creating surveillance system, here’s why

NEW DELHI: One day later Apple announced a new child safety features for its devices, there seems to be a lot of skepticism about how this will affect user privacy. The concern is there because Apple is a company that has always championed the cause of user privacy and security. WhatsApp CEO Will cathcart in a series of tweets raised valid questions and even accused Apple of creating a surveillance system.
“I read the information published by Apple yesterday and I am worried. I think this is the wrong approach and a setback for the privacy of people all over the world, ”Cathcart tweeted. He added that WhatsApp will never adopt this system.

Cathcart argued that personal computers have been around for decades and that he “has never been mandated to scan the private content of all desktops, laptops or phones in the world for illegal content. This is not how the technology built in free countries works.
He added that “this is a surveillance system designed and operated by Apple that could very easily be used to scan private content for anything they or a government decides it wants to control. “. This is an issue that has been brought up since the features were announced that it could be used.

The CEO of WhatsApp also criticized Apple for not engaging with security experts on the matter. “There are so many problems with this approach, and it is disturbing to see them act without engaging experts who have long documented their technical and broader concerns about it.”
Apple, for its part, has maintained that user privacy remains at the heart of new features for children. In the coming days, we can expect to hear more from other security researchers as well as Apple on the whole issue of user privacy.