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A high rate of false positives will create distrust in the system, and ultimately make it less effective since no one will take it seriously.
by mataug 5y ago
A high rate of false positives will create distrust in the system, and ultimately make it less effective since no one will take it seriously.
- dontblink 5y agoCould be used to target specific individuals and discredit them (e.g. critics of government).
- luckylion 5y agoAs in an activist might distribute them far and wide to sabotage the system, yeah. If it's just a lot of people who get targeted individually, a moral panic might just wipe concerns away, saying "I guess there were more pedophiles than I thought" and "if they hadn't done anything, Apple wouldn't have found them". But even if the courts strike it down, you'll still have all the trouble that comes with such accusations: the police searching your house, your employer, family, friends and neighbors learning that you're accused of possessing child pornography. Good luck getting back to a normal life after some forensic specialist confirms that it was a hash collision and the judge throws out the case.