Apple and Google ordered to remove 'nudify' apps
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has ordered Apple and Google to remove 'nudify' apps from their respective app stores, which use AI to create fake nude images of people without consent. The city attorney's office claims both tech giants have known about these illegal apps for an extended period but failed to take action to remove them from their platforms.
Key takeaways
- 1.Apple and Google have been aware of 'nudify' apps violating state law but have not adequately removed them from their app stores
- 2.The 'nudify' apps use AI technology to generate non-consensual fake nude images, raising serious privacy and consent concerns
- 3.San Francisco's City Attorney is taking enforcement action against major tech companies for hosting apps that violate state regulations
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Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores
In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law.
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