![]() ![]() NeuralHash will land in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, slated to be released in the next month or two, and works by converting the photos on a user’s iPhone or Mac into a unique string of letters and numbers, known as a hash. The news was met with some resistance from some security experts and privacy advocates, but also users who are accustomed to Apple’s approach to security and privacy that most other companies don’t have.Īpple is trying to calm fears by baking in privacy through multiple layers of encryption, fashioned in a way that requires multiple steps before it ever makes it into the hands of Apple’s final manual review. News of Apple’s effort leaked Wednesday when Matthew Green, a cryptography professor at Johns Hopkins University, revealed the existence of the new technology in a series of tweets. But Apple has long resisted scanning users’ files in the cloud by giving users the option to encrypt their data before it ever reaches Apple’s iCloud servers.Īpple said its new CSAM detection technology - NeuralHash - instead works on a user’s device, and can identify if a user uploads known child abuse imagery to iCloud without decrypting the images until a threshold is met and a sequence of checks to verify the content are cleared. Most cloud services - Dropbox, Google, and Microsoft to name a few - already scan user files for content that might violate their terms of service or be potentially illegal, like CSAM. Another feature will intervene when a user tries to search for CSAM-related terms through Siri and Search. Added support for the '.Later this year, Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy.Īpple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is one of several new features aimed at better protecting the children who use its services from online harm, including filters to block potentially sexually explicit photos sent and received through a child’s iMessage account.Added the option to search by a specific colour when doing an Unsplash text search.Added 'Try to match full screen pictures to monitor orientation' option.This version adds Pexels support, has some useful tweaks and features and has more photos of my beloved dog Billy on the 'about' page (he passed away a year ago but his memory lives on): If you don't love it, tell me what you'd like it to do from the support link and I'll add it as soon as I can! And remember, I'm a real person called John so be nice. Once set up JBS quietly runs in the background changing your desktop and stays out of your way. Lots of new features in the works for future versions (I have a list as long as your arm!).A variety of post processing effects like grayscale, sepia and desaturation.Switching intervals from every 10 seconds to 7 days.Multiple monitor support (show the same background all monitors, different pictures on each monitor or only on one monitor).Media RSS photo feeds (so you can use a great many more photo sites).Rich Flickr, Unsplash, SmugMug, Pixabay, Vladstudio, Pinterest, Pexels, Wallhaven, Dropbox, OneDrive (personal) and Google Photos integration.Choose photos from folders on your Mac, from iPhoto (old skool) or the new Photos app.Show single photos or a variety of randomly generated beautiful montages on your desktop.If you're having a tough day, just take a look at your desktop and John's Background Switcher will get you through it! You'll never know what's coming next - maybe photos from a recent holiday, landscapes from far and distant lands, pictures of small kittens or equally small dogs. Choose the photos from your own collection on your Mac or websites like Flickr, Unsplash, Pixabay, SmugMug, Vladstudio, Google Photos and many more besides. John's Background Switcher puts beautiful full-screen photos and stunning montages on your desktop.
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