Apple will scan iPhones, iPads for images of child sex abuse

Tech giant Apple is adding a series of new child-safety features to its next big operating system updates for iPhones and iPads. As per Variety, as a part of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 updates later this year, the company will implement a feature to detect photos stored in iCloud Photos that depict sexually explicit activities involving children. In addition, with Apple's iOS 15 update, the iPhone's Messages app will add new tools to warn children and their parents if they are receiving or sending sexually explicit photos. Apple's iOS 15 also will provide updates to Siri and Search to "provide parents and children expanded information and help if they encounter unsafe situations." The iOS 15 update is slated to be available in the fall of 2021, available for iPhone 6s and later models.