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Judge Dismisses Suit Accusing Apple of Failing to Limit Child Sex Abuse Material

New York Times — Tech · · International · Enforcement

The lawsuit highlighted concerns that the privacy of Apple’s iCloud allows illegal material to be easily stored and shared on the service.

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