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> Apple then manually reviews each report to confirm there is a match, This is always the terrifying part for me. They will access your personal photos or data
by robertwt7 5y ago
> Apple then manually reviews each report to confirm there is a match,
This is always the terrifying part for me. They will access your personal photos or data without telling you. I’m surprised how is that even legal given all the law that are already available. Are they immune to those laws stated in thd blog?
Also what happens when they launch this in EU, AU, etc with different privacy laws?
- FabHK 5y agoI think the article got that wrong. Apple does manually review tagged images, but does not access the original image, but the security voucher containing metadata, including the NeuralHash and a "visual derivative" of it (see Apple's spec [1]). Also, this only applies to pictures you upload to iCloud. So, it's not like they're accessing your personal photos without telling you. [1] https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Technical_Summary.pdf https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Techni...
- GauntletWizard 5y agoMost iPhones have icloud backups enabled, which will trigger this detection automatically. Most iPhones are set up to upload every photo to icloud in case you lose your phone.
- robertoandred 5y agoThey do tell you. If your account is flagged, you are notified and have the opportunity to challenge it.