After criticism, Apple says it will delay child safety updates

FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is seen on a Macbook in this illustration photo taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -Apple Inc said on Friday it would take more time to collect feedback and improve proposed child safety features after the criticism of the system on privacy and other grounds both inside and outside the company.

Apple's promise last month to check U.S. customer phones and computers for child sex abuse images sparked a global backlash from a wide range of rights groups, with employees also criticizing the plan internally.