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Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by ransom1538 on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:51AM (#28169589)
If a grandmother takes a photo of their grandchild in a bathtub this is technically against federal law 18 U.S.C. § 2252. There is no "I am grandma" exception. This is a serious felony with serious consequences. If you use an algorithm without any context I think you are looking at a ton of new 18 U.S.C. § 2252 (child pornography) charges through these scans. These charges are notoriously difficult to defend against and even the charge itself will ruin lives and careers [1]. Getting custody back of your child will also be impossible [found guilty or not]. I am getting my popcorn ready. Apple has no idea what they have unleashed.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8161067

* edit: hahaha downvotes thanks apple employees!

Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by mkl on Friday August 13, 2021 @07:35PM (#28176184)
You seem to be missing the fact that they're only scanning for existing images in a database, not detecting brand new images. Grandma's photo won't be in the database unless she uploads it somewhere that reports it.
Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by ransom1538 on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:14PM (#28176843)
lol. Right they will just go through every photo you have ever posted.