Re:Apple Regrets Confusion over 'iPhone Scanning'
by numpad0 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @01:09AM
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This might not be a hyperimportant distinction under current circumstances but interesting nevertheless. I remember that long form.
Re:Apple Regrets Confusion over 'iPhone Scanning'
by FireBeyond on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:55PM
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"Just avoid holding it in [one of the most widely accepted and ergonomic grips people use for their phones]".
Re:Apple Regrets Confusion over 'iPhone Scanning'
by fossuser on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:03PM
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At the time people were showing the effect by gripping the bottom of the phone in such a way that wrapped their entire hand tightly around it.
It wasn’t “one of the most widely accepted and ergonomic grips people use”.
The entire thing was a non-scandal, it wasn’t a real issue. In a lot of ways this is similar.
Most of the commentary on this more recent issue is similarly misrepresented and inaccurate.
I think Apple's mistake here was a PR one, they shouldn't have announced this until they had e2ee ready. Then they could have announced that which would have gotten most of the (positive) press attention. Then they could have gone into details about how they were able to do it while still fighting CSAM.