UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to report sexual images of children (opens in new tab)

I think Apple’s position here is commendable. They appear to be holding true to promises of user privacy even though the UK watchdog will be doing everything they can to pressure Apple into becoming part of the massive UK surveillance state. Including making them out to be the ‘bad guys’.

CSAM is prone to false positives, which are enough to ruin people’s lives - but more than that, it’s the same as treating everyone as guilty and doing a raid of your digital ‘home’ without a warrant.

The NSPCC has a dog in the race with this one.

If the UK watchdog, watch dog, (NSPCC) are aware of CSAM and they did not report it, are they not committing a criminal offence in the UK?

I thought that professionals, especially in areas of child protection like the NSPCC, were legally bound to report all instances of CSAM and not blame someone else for not reporting the CSAM that they found.