- People are freaking out because if you search "brassiere" on the Apple Photos app, the program recognizes pictures where a person's chest or bra is visible.
- A Twitter user pointed out this function on Monday, and model Chrissy Teigen confirmed that it's true.
- Apple technology can recognize over 4,000 objects in pictures, including zucchini, aquarium, and eyeglasses.
- It was first implemented in June 2016 as a part of iOS 10 and was fine-tuned for the September 2017 release of iOS 11.
- The data is stored locally and securely on the device.
It looks like our smartphones are more intelligent than we thought. As it turns out, when you search for the term "brassiere" in the Photos app on your iPhone, the program recognizes pictures with any visible chests, lingerie, or bathing suits.
The internet went into a frenzy when a Twitter user pointed out this disturbing function.
ATTENTION ALL GIRLS ALL GIRLS!!! Go to your photos and type in the ‘Brassiere’ why are apple saving these and made it a folder!!?!!?😱😱😱😱
— ell (@ellieeewbu) October 30, 2017The original tweet has gone viral since it was posted on Monday, with over 13,000 retweets and 25,000 likes by Tuesday afternoon.
The discovery even reached model Chrissy Teigen, who confirmed that the original poster was correct.
It's true. If u type in "brassiere" in the search of your iphotos, it has a category for every boob or cleavage pic you've ever taken. Why. pic.twitter.com/KWWmJoRneJ
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 31, 2017Naturally, people are freaking out.
if u search thru ur photos on iphone n type “brassiere”, it’ll show you which pics that show your cleavage 😱😱 im freaked out
— tiff (@tiffjessup) October 31, 2017
If you're a female w an iPhone go to your photos and type in "brassiere" and tell me what the fuck is going on because I'm so pressed rn
— Emmy (@emmypaigethough) October 31, 2017
Look up brassiere on your photos if you have an iPhone all your nudes should show up. technology scaring me.
— ian (@ian_philipe) October 31, 2017Strangely enough, this function isn't exactly new. Apple first rolled out the object detection feature as a part of iOS 10 in June 2016, according to the Verge. At the time, Apple said that this information is locally stored and therefore private.
Bras aren't the only object that the Photos app recognizes. According to Medium user Kenny Yin, Apple's software can detect over 4,000 words and phrases in pictures — including zucchini, aquarium, and eyeglasses.
However, as Motherboard noted, this feature became more accurate in September 2017 when iOS 11 was rolled out.
Apple did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.
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