Re:Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery
by ec109685 on Thursday August 05, 2021 @12:51PM
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Doesn't really answer your question, but the article says this:
> According to people briefed on the plans, every photo uploaded to iCloud in the US will be given a “safety voucher” saying whether it is suspect or not. Once a certain number of photos are marked as suspect, Apple will enable all the suspect photos to be decrypted and, if apparently illegal, passed on to the relevant authorities.
Re:Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery
by rubyist5eva on Thursday August 05, 2021 @12:51PM
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They are scanning client and server-side photos.
> Apple’s neuralMatch algorithm will continuously scan photos that are stored on a US user’s iPhone and have also been uploaded to its iCloud back-up system
Why is there any need for Apple to install software on the iPhone if they are isolating the algorithm to run only on cloud storage, not local images? Not a programmer, so maybe a simple explanation.
Also, if this is isolated to iCloud, won't criminals just start using a different cloud backup provider?