Apple Launches New Features To Ensure Child Safety And Privacy

In today's digital age, ensuring child safety and online privacy has become a top priority for parents. Apple, a pioneer in innovation and security, has taken a significant leap forward in safeguarding the digital well-being of minors. With the launch of its latest features, Apple aims to create a safer and more secure online environment for children, empowering parents with enhanced parental controls, improved data encryption, and cutting-edge tools to prevent cyberbullying. In this article, we'll delve into the details of Apple's groundbreaking initiative and explore how these new features are set to revolutionise child safety and online privacy.

Protecting Children in a Changing Online Landscape

Apple has launched some new features designed to protect children from online harm with the goal to create technology that empowers people and enriches their lives while helping them stay safe.

Communication Safety: A New Layer of Protection

Communication Safety is a feature that warns children when they receive or attempt to send images or videos containing nudity. This feature is enabled by default for children and can be adjusted by parents in Settings > Screen Time > Communication Safety. When a child receives sensitive content, the photo or video will be blurred, and they will be presented with helpful resources and reassured that it's okay if they don't want to view the content.

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Enhanced Protections for Children

Starting with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Communication Safety will require the Screen Time passcode for the Family Sharing group to be entered on the child's device to view or send sensitive images. This feature is designed to ensure that no indication of nudity detection leaves the device, and Apple does not access the messages.

Expanded Guidance for a Safer Online Experience

Apple has also expanded guidance in Siri, Spotlight, and Safari Search to provide additional resources for children and parents to stay safe online. For example, users can ask Siri how to report child exploitation, and Siri will provide resources on where and how to file a report. These interventions explain to users that interest in child exploitation is harmful and provide resources from partners to get help.

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