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As any of the lawyers here can attest, the legal definitions here open to huge debates. Some material is unambiguous, other images reside extensive grey areas
by sandworm101 5y ago
As any of the lawyers here can attest, the legal definitions here open to huge debates. Some material is unambiguous, other images reside extensive grey areas. The legality of material can even change based on context. Something that is perfectly legal in one area can be absolutely illegal in another. Example: If I had to list the most iconic photographs in world history, one of them is of a totally nude child (Vietnam). That isn't an illegal image, but try explaining that to a computer. At the moment these nuances are handled by cops, prosecutors and in extreme cases the courts. Is Apple going to put a marker down on a particular universal definition? Will that definition become the de facto world standard?
- alkonaut 5y agoWho would add “gray area” pictures to the database of CP images that are matched?
- sandworm101 5y agoMaterial that is deemed illegal in jurisdiction A but not in B. Material for which someone was once convicted but if found on someone else's device would not be illegal. Material isn't added to these databases after sober legal deliberation. Police agencies can add basically anything they see fit.
- alkonaut 5y agoThis is a system for just one jurisdiction though? Is there talk about doing this outside the US? For multiple jurisdictions you’d need different sets of known hashes.