EXCLUSIVE: Apple iOS 8’s security features could protect pedophiles

Posted September 25, 2014 8:37 pm.

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Toronto police believe Apple iOS 8, the company’s new operating system update, could hinder their ability to investigate internet exploitation and child porn cases.

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