Re:Apple’s Mistake
by GeekyBear on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:13AM
(#28127838)
> Apple will no just simply refuse to upload stuff that would be flagged in the cloud, it is flagging it already before upload on your device. And share the results with authorities.
None of this is true. A sibling comment describes the process:
>1. Only if you're uploading files are the files matched. 2. Only if the matches are very close are they considered matches. 3. Only if you have multiple very close matches is Apple able to decrypt the low-res versions of the images themselves. 4. Only if a human reviewer discovers any of the decrypted low-res images to be illegal content is any of your information shared with anyone else.
None of this is true. A sibling comment describes the process:
>1. Only if you're uploading files are the files matched. 2. Only if the matches are very close are they considered matches. 3. Only if you have multiple very close matches is Apple able to decrypt the low-res versions of the images themselves. 4. Only if a human reviewer discovers any of the decrypted low-res images to be illegal content is any of your information shared with anyone else.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28120598