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Apple rolls out OS-level age verification in latest iOS 26.4 dev beta (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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(Not sure if this is worldwide or only in some countries)

Updating to iOS 26.4DB2 will put your phone into a parental-restricted mode with adult websites blocked on all browsers, warning prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app, and all social media apps blocked on the App Store (in Australia)

The settings to disable this mode are locked off until you verify your age either with a credit card, photo ID, or though information Apple already has (like the age of your account).

I've been an apple user my entire adult life but this might finally be the thing that forces me off the platform. Do any other long term apple users have some tips about migrating? I've heard Ashai Linux is pretty good on mac hardware these days and I've been thinking about GrapheneOS for a while.

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[–] 128 points 6 months ago (22 children)

This is insane. They have to view your images to deem of they are explicit...

Basically a year away from a universal internet ID that will track all movements and can be restricted if your government doesn't like you.

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  • [–] 47 points 6 months ago (12 children)

    Apple already views your images for child porn.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58145943

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Do they though? As a side note, I read the documentation for the proposed system of scanning and it was actually really well designed for privacy. The problem was if they were forced to expand the scope to include other material such as, for example, proof of protest against a regime.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    If you read the article, they don't.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Who was the guy several years ago who was charged with child pornography for receiving a pic of his infant son’s rash for the doctor on his phone? Was that not iCloud via Apple scanning for questionable images?

    Something I heard on the old OSINT podcast years ago.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Apple also said its anti-CSAM tool will not allow the company to see or scan a user's photo album. It will only scan photos that are shared on iCloud.

    The system will look for matches, securely on the device, based on a database of hashes of known CSAM images provided by child safety organisations.

    Scanning yes, viewing no.

    I remember hearing about that though. On first glance that shouldn't be possible with what apple says they do. I feel like there was another detail I can't recall that made more sense of it, but maybe not.

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  • [–] 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    This also means they are tracking all the websites you are going to.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    They already are. Well depends on who they are I guess but someone is.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    This would be pre vpn or anything else you could do to protect your privacy - if it’s at the OS level it’s before the browser and VPN level

    That’s not happening now, but it’s the only way the are gonna be able to to check content to make sure “ the children are safe “

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    To get a sim card in Australia you need to show identification. There is no anonymity.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    For a phone sim.....of course you do. I mean they would know who pays the bill anyway right? Unless you have a phone company that takes bitcoin or cash only.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    That was already happening, as the option to block sending and receiving of such content was able to be turned on in your screen time settings, and you could mandate it for your children by managing your kids accounts on the family organizers device. If someone is under the age of 13 they are required to be on a family share, and if you don't have "Ask to Buy" enabled, from what I know you won't get a refund for anything with the excuse my kid bought this without permission.

    Overall it all seems logical, but in those scenarios the ages and requirements are mostly all controlled by the parent.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Scary. I had no idea it went beyond the iCloud scans. I avoided the cloud after that celebrity image leak.

    Guess we might see a rise in offline or dumb devices. I wonder how this will affect other nations that already have restrictive internet access. If the US West becomes more locked down where would free and accessible info go?

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