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In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Photo scanning features

• bobcall 5y ago
  "I know it’s been a long day and that many of you probably haven’t slept in 24 hours. We know that the days to come will be filled with the screeching voices of the minority." It seems kind of tone deaf to not acknowledge that people have real concerns about the unintended consequences of enabling this.
• basisword 5y ago
  “ We know that the days to come will be filled with the screeching voices of the minority. Our voices will be louder.” Excellent job addressing the concerns.
  • kian 5y ago
    I'd like to take a moment to appreciate Apple for telegraphing its intentions going forward. And I'm glad to know that anyone who is concerned is a 'screeching minority'.
    • least 5y ago
      To be fair to Apple, it is not an Apple employee or VP that is calling people concerned a "screeching minority" but NCMEC's executive director of strategic partnerships, Marita Rodriguez. The whole thing though is a load of crap. There's nothing privacy preserving about installing spyware on people's phones. It doesn't matter that you tell me it's only run if you sync your photos to iCloud. It shouldn't be there, period.
      • kian 5y ago
        Oh, by 'telegraphing their intention' I meant their future intentions towards their phones -- although the executive director at the NCMEC was also clearly phoning it in.
• vineyardmike 5y ago
  > We know that the days to come will be filled with the screeching voices of the minority When they go high, we dig lower