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This isn't a powerful tool, it's more akin to a rudimentary hash check. It's not going to match photos that aren't already known to authorities. And any time a
by simondotau 5y ago
This isn't a powerful tool, it's more akin to a rudimentary hash check. It's not going to match photos that aren't already known to authorities. And any time a user is flagged, the material in question is sighted by an Apple employee before a decision is made whether to forward it onto the relevant authorities.
- dmitrygr 5y agoOk, so what stops the CCP from submitting hashes of photos of the "tank man" to this hash set? And then jailing all those reported to possess it?
- Klonoar 5y agoWhat's stopping them already...? It operates on iCloud photos. Those are already scanned. If a nation state wanted to flex this before they could have done so.
- dmitrygr 5y agoSame reason you do not sue someone for patent infringement until it is too late for them to turn back?
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- meowster 5y agoThat's a poor argument, and possibly some kind of fallacy. 'No one has done it before, so they probably won't do it in the future now that it we made it easier.'
- Jolter 5y agoIt’s not easier though. They moved the scanning onto the device instead of doing it server side. That all.
- simondotau 5y agoBecause when the Apple employee who reviews the flagged accounts sees pictures of Tank Man and not CSAM, they won't forward them on.
- xvector 5y agoUnless their business is threatened
- simondotau 5y agoWhat was stopping Apple from being threatened with the exact same threats three years ago?