Author: Michael Stroudt

Report: Apple Significantly Undercounts Child Sex Abuse Materials on iCloud and iMessage After years of controversy over plans to scan iCloud for child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), Apple abandoned those plans last year. Now, child safety experts accuse the tech giant of failing to flag CSAM on its services, including iCloud, iMessage, and FaceTime. They also allege that Apple is not reporting all the CSAM it does flag. The UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) shared data with The Guardian, showing that Apple is “vastly undercounting” CSAM found on its services globally. According to the…

Google is working on a new Chromecast with Google TV device that looks drastically different from previous models. According to 9to5Google, it will be called the TV Streamer and will feature a set-top box design instead of an oval dongle. The remote will also get a slight redesign but will maintain its oval shape. The Google TV Streamer is expected to be similar in size to a Pixel Tablet Charging Speaker Dock but more slanted. It has two cables coming out of the back, likely an HDMI and a power cord. There is no information yet on whether it will…