After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations


FILE PHOTO The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan New York U.S. October 16 2019. REUTERSMike Segar

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Reuters) - After a week of criticism over a its planned new system for detecting images of child sex abuse, Apple Inc said on Friday that it will hunt only for pictures that have been flagged by clearinghouses in multiple countries.

That shift and others intended to reassure privacy advocates were detailed to reporters in an unprecedented fourth background briefing since the initial announcement eight days prior of a plan to monitor customer devices.

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