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In iOS 18.2, Apple is adding a new feature that resurrects some of the intent behind its halted CSAM scanning plans this time, without breaking end-to-end encryption or providing government backdoors. Rolling out first in Australia, the companys expansion of its Communication Safety feature uses on-device machine learning to detect and blur nude content, adding warnings and requiring confirmation before users can proceed. If the child is under 13, they cant continue without entering the devices Screen Time passcode. If the devices onboard machine learning detects nude content, the feature automatically blurs the photo or video, displays a warning that the content may be sensitive and offers ways to get help. The choices include leaving the conversation or group thread, blocking the person and accessing online safety resources. The feature also displays a message that reassures the child that its okay not to view the content or leave the chat. Theres also an option to message a parent or guardian. If the child is 13 or older, they can still confirm they want to continue after receiving those warnings with a repeat of the reminders that its okay to opt out and that further help is available. According to The Guardian, it also includes an option to report the images and videos to Apple. Apple The feature analyzes photos and videos on iPhone and iPad in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters (in the Phone or Contacts app) and FaceTime video messages. In addition, it will scan some third-party apps if the child selects a photo or video to share with them. The supported apps vary slightly on other devices. On Mac, it scans messages and some third-party apps if users choose content to share through them. On the Apple Watch, it covers Messages, Contact Posters and FaceTime video messages. Finally, on Vision Pro, the feature scans Messages, AirDrop and some third-party apps (under the same conditions mentioned above). The feature requires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia or visionOS 2. The Guardian reports that Apple plans to expand it globally after the Australia trial. The company likely chose the land Down Under for a specific reason: The country is set to roll out new regulations that require Big Tech to police child abuse and terror content. As part of the new rules, Australia agreed to add the clause that it was only mandated where technically feasible, omitting a requirement to break end-to-end encryption and compromise security. Companies will need to comply by the end of the year. User privacy and security were at the heart of the controversy over Apples infamous attempt to police CSAM. In 2021, it prepared to adopt a system that would scan for images of online sexual abuse, which would then be sent to human reviewers. (It came as something of a shock after Apples history of standing up to the FBI over its attempts to unlock an iPhone belonging to a terrorist.) Privacy and security experts argued that the feature would open a backdoor for authoritarian regimes to spy on their citizens in situations without any exploitative material. The following year, Apple abandoned the feature, leading (indirectly) to the more balanced child-safety feature announced today. Once it rolls out globally, you can activate the feature under Settings > Screen Time > Communication Safety, and toggle the option on. That section has been activated by default since iOS 17.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/ios-182-has-a-child-safety-feature-that-can-blur-nude-content-and-report-it-to-apple-194614810.html?src=rss
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Bluesky has revealed how it plans to start making money without necessarily having to rely on ads. The platform will remain free to use for everyone, though its working on a premium subscription that will provide access to profile customization tools (remember when Myspace offered that for free?) and higher quality video uploads. One thing that you won't get as a paid user, though, is any preferential treatment. Unlike certain other social platforms, Bluesky wont boost the visibility of premium members posts. Nor will they get any kind of blue check, according to chief operating officer Rose Wang. In addition, Bluesky is planning a tip jar of sorts for creators. Were proud of our vibrant community of creators, including artists, writers, developers and more, and we want to establish a voluntary monetization path for them as well, it said in a blog post. Part of our plan includes building payment services for people to support their favorite creators and projects. Bluesky will reveal more details down the line, though its not clear whether the platform plans to take a cut of any such payments. Bluesky revealed its initial monetization plans in an announcement of its Series A funding round. It has raised $15 million from investors. Even though the lead investor in this round is Web3 VC company Blockchain Capital, Bluesky "will not hyperfinancialize the social experience (through tokens, crypto trading, NFTs, etc)." "Bluesky is powered by a 20-person core team, moderators, and support agents," Wang wrote on Bluesky. "Our biggest costs are team and infrastructure. Subscription revenue helps us improve the app, grow the developer ecosystem and gives us time to explore business models beyond traditional ads." The platform now has more than 13 million users, with many of those defecting from X following that services temporary ban in Brazil. (Analysts at Appfigures estimate that 3.6 million Bluesky app downloads came from Brazil, around 36 percent of the total figure.) Others made the switch after X made certain changes to its platform, including a revamp of how the block function operates.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/blueskys-upcoming-premium-plan-wont-give-paid-users-special-treatment-193800247.html?src=rss
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Playtonic Games ode to the 3D platformers of the 90s is coming to modern consoles. Yooka-Laylee is getting a remastered version called Yooka-Re-playee for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo platforms, according to the press release. Its possible the plural use of platform refers to the current-gen Nintendo Switch and Nintendos next console. Yooka-Laylee is a spiritual successor of sorts to 3D platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Spyro the Dragon. In fact, some of the people who worked on the original Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country helped bring Yooka-Laylee to life. Playtonic funded the development of its launch titles with a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015 that raised more than 2 million. The game came out two years later for consoles, PC and Mac. Then in 2017, Playtonic Games released a sequel called Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. The remastered version comes with updated graphics, new enemies to pounce on and revised controls and camera views. The original score penned by Banjo-Kazooies Grant Kirkhope and Donkey Kong Countrys David Wise is also getting an update from a full orchestra. Yooka-Laylee plays like an updated Banjo-Kazooie in a new, colorful, open world to explore. The titular duo are a chameleon and a bat fighting a ruthless CEO named Capital B who attempts to steal all the books in the world with a giant vacuum. Yooka and Laylee head to a world called Hivory Towers to stop Capital B from finding the Pagies of the One Book that can rewrite the universe.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/yooka-laylee-remaster-rolling-to-all-consoles-including-nintendos-next-system-192541702.html?src=rss
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