Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it...
by TimTheTinker on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:13AM
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I have a friend who knows Apple's head of user privacy. He vouches that the guy is deeply serious about security/privacy.
Between that and Apple's principled stance against the FBI, I'm inclined to believe that at that time, they were making principled choices out of a real concern for user privacy.
I suspect this time around they have a real concern for dealing with the growing child exploitation/abuse problem, but failed to prioritize system design principles in their zeal to pursue positive change in the world.
I don't envy them: in their position, they have an incredible amount of pressure and the stakes are incredibly high.
May cool heads and rational, principled thinking prevail.
Between that and Apple's principled stance against the FBI, I'm inclined to believe that at that time, they were making principled choices out of a real concern for user privacy.
I suspect this time around they have a real concern for dealing with the growing child exploitation/abuse problem, but failed to prioritize system design principles in their zeal to pursue positive change in the world.
I don't envy them: in their position, they have an incredible amount of pressure and the stakes are incredibly high.
May cool heads and rational, principled thinking prevail.