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Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by WillPostForFood on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:36PM (#28159161)
>Comparing hashes is not anything crazy.

If they just hash photos, and if they only use the NCMEC database and if they only look at photos being uploaded and if the government has no access, then it is not anything crazy. But by implementing the system they invite scope creep at every one of those ifs.

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Re:There’s a crack in the iPhone foundation and it could get... by imwillofficial on Thursday August 12, 2021 @02:40PM (#28159875)
This is exactly how they describe it. If it changes, then I’ll change my position.
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