Re:Expanded Protections for Children
by Copernicron on Thursday August 05, 2021 @06:31PM
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In what way does the OP not understand what was implemented? This gives apple the ability to monitor any file on your device. Not only that, but all we have is the government's pinky promise that the database contains only CSAM. There is no verification. How do we know that it isn't going to end up filled with gay pornography involving consenting adults when the "feature" is rolled out in Saudi Arabia?
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How do you know that the image classifier on your iPhone, that exists today, and detects faces, isn't also detecting whether the photo has a gun in it?
Re:Expanded Protections for Children
by skinkestek on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:59AM
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We don't know, but a photo of a gun isn't going to break your marriage, make you lose your job, make your friends hate you and get you thrown into jail for weeks.
Someone finding a way to plant this kind of material on your phone does that.
Besides, the fact that something that can be misused exist isn't a very good defense for creating something else that widens the opportunity for abuse significantly.