Re:Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims ...
by heavyset_go on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @06:54PM
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> This is all hypothetical.
Exactly. However, people don't seem to have an issue when hypothesizing that CSAM detection is good actually, because Apple might implement E2EE, despite no evidence of such intentions.
For some reason, though, people take issue when others hypothesize that CSAM detection is bad actually, because Apple might expand it further and violate users' privacy even more. And there's actually precedent for this hypothesis, given Apple's actions here and their own words[1]:
> This program is ambitious, and protecting children is an important responsibility. These efforts will evolve and expand over time.
Exactly. However, people don't seem to have an issue when hypothesizing that CSAM detection is good actually, because Apple might implement E2EE, despite no evidence of such intentions.
For some reason, though, people take issue when others hypothesize that CSAM detection is bad actually, because Apple might expand it further and violate users' privacy even more. And there's actually precedent for this hypothesis, given Apple's actions here and their own words[1]:
> This program is ambitious, and protecting children is an important responsibility. These efforts will evolve and expand over time.
[1] https://www.apple.com/child-safety/