Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources

Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by AnonC on Thursday August 12, 2021 @11:46PM (#28165188)

> …to be honest I think many at Apple behind this decision are likely pretty surprised by the blowback.

If Apple is surprised by the blowback, it’s entirely Apple’s fault because it didn’t engage with many outside experts on the privacy front.

I recall reading either in Alex Stamos’s tweets or Matthew Green’s tweets that Apple was invited before for discussions related to handling CSAM, but it didn’t participate.

Secretiveness is helpful to keep an advantage, but I can’t believe that Apple is incapable of engaging with knowledgeable people outside with legal agreements to keep things under wraps.

This blowback is well deserved for the way Apple operates. And I’m writing this as a disappointed Apple ecosystem user.

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Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by shuckles on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:27AM (#28170102)

Just because Apple didn’t attend Alex’s mini conference for his contacts does not mean they didn’t engage any privacy experts. Furthermore, Alex is a security expert and not a privacy expert. Finally, if that conference was really pushing the envelope on privacy, where are the innovations from those who did attend? The status quo of CSAM scanning is at least as dangerous as an announcement of an alternative.

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