Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ...
by marshf on Thursday August 05, 2021 @07:28PM
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Do you not see any scenerio where the CIA/OGA inserts a hash into the database to specially target one person or a group of people?
Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ...
by shuckles on Thursday August 05, 2021 @08:09PM
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I agree database poisoning is a legitimate threat! Including the database in an iOS release (so it can’t be targeted and updated out of band) mitigates it somewhat. At the end of the day, though, more should be done to make NCMEC’s database transparent and trustworthy. And other databases too, if Apple decides to ship country-specific blacklists.
Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ...
by feanaro on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:17AM
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I personally don't believe this process can be made to be trustworthy enough while still serving its stated purpose. It will always remain opaque enough that it could and will be used to violate civil rights.
In particular, I’m referencing the figure which says that the database of CSAM hashes is “Blinded and embedded” into the client device. That does not sound like an asset the system remotely updates.