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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by quitit on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @07:23AM (#29564994)
Then you should already be gravely concerned because, as I've stated: Apple is last to the game here. Google and Meta each with significantly larger audiences than Apple are already doing this. Since Meta in particular is social media and the main source of casual political dis/information for the masses this would be the low hanging fruit that you're worried about.

The vague "this is a serious concern because my government is shit" requires a person to ignore a lot in favour of a little.

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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by cool_dude85 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @07:55AM (#29565303)
Sorry, my meta hardware is scanning client-side for CSAM? And you claim it's the same for google; can you tell me which Pixel is scanning client-side?
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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by jeromegv on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:54AM (#29565932)
Which apple device is now scanning client side for CSAM?
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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by simion314 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @09:12AM (#29566160)
>Which apple device is now scanning client side for CSAM?

I think you missed OP point, the grandparent found a bad excuse for Apple, that Google and Facebook do the same so nothing is wrong, but the OP responded correctly that this is false, those companies don't install file scanners on your device so the excuse is bullshit.

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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by kergonath on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @09:38AM (#29566507)
> those companies don't install file scanners on your device so the excuse is bullshit.

They don’t install file scanners on iOS because they cannot. They are happy with scanning my contacts and doing who knows what with my photos if I let them, though.

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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by simion314 on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:20AM (#29567998)
>They don’t install file scanners on iOS because they cannot. They are happy with scanning my contacts and doing who knows what with my photos if I let them, though.

Nobody says that Google or Facebook are good/saints, but there is a difference, my phone did not had Facebook or WhatApp installed, so journalists or activists can just don't install this crap.

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Re:Apple removes references to CSAM from its child safety w... by dotancohen on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @09:37AM (#29566483) 

  > Then you should already be gravely concerned
I am concerned. I explicitly wrote "...not only plausible, but is of real concern."
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