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A comment on Apple’s device surveillance plan is a threat to user privacy – and press freedom. Parent comment

Re:Apple’s device surveillance plan is a threat to user priv... by gambiting on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:11AM (#28231525)
>>The only CSAM Apple will flag has to come from multiple organizations in different jurisdictions; otherwise, those hashes are ignored.

Have they actually said they would do that? I was under the impression that they just use the database of hashes provided by the American authority on prevention of child abuse.

>>And since no credible child welfare organization is going to have CSAM that matches stuff from the worst places

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, can you expand?

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Re:Apple’s device surveillance plan is a threat to user priv... by zimpenfish on Thursday August 19, 2021 @05:29AM (#28231893)
> Have they actually said they would do that?

In [1], "That includes a rule to only flag images found in multiple child safety databases with different government affiliations — theoretically stopping one country from adding non-CSAM content to the system."

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/13/22623859/apple-icloud-pho...

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