Just a few days after the FBI warned iPhone users to stop texting Android users, given the lack of encryption in RCS, the Bureau has now confirmed that U.S. law enforcement wants access to encrypted iPhone content. Apple is being sued for not scanning encrypted user content for dangerous material. The net result is that the security all iPhone, iPad and Mac users rely on to keep their content safe and secure is under attack. According to the filing lawyers, the class action is “on behalf of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse for [Apple] knowingly allowing the storage of images and videos documenting their abuse on iCloud and the company’s defectively designed products. The lawsuit alleges that Apple has known about this content for years, but has refused to act to detect or remove it, despite developing advanced technology to do so.”

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/08/apples-iphone-security-suddenly-under-attack-all-users-now-at-risk/?ss=cybersecurity