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I wonder if all of this (Apple, Chatcontrol, etc.) will spark a backlash against computing devices. The government can't rifle through your physical photos to s
by ceilingcorner 5y ago
I wonder if all of this (Apple, Chatcontrol, etc.) will spark a backlash against computing devices. The government can't rifle through your physical photos to search for [bad thing], at least for the moment. Will we see a resurgence of Instamatic cameras and other offline-first devices?
Depressingly, I'm sure most people won't care. But hey, I can hope.
- tpxl 5y ago> The government can't rifle through your physical photos to search for [bad thing], at least for the moment. I mean they can, it just takes effort making it not worthwhile. This will make it easy and omnipresent.
- aj3 5y agoAnalogies between IT and physical world are often less than helpful but before digital photos most people would be developing photos in specialized studios. If these studios noticed what they thought was CSAM they would report it to police. One could of course develop photos themselves (like one can selfhost everything today), but as soon as other parties get involved they can (and should) report problematic material to police.
- ceilingcorner 5y agoPolaroids have been around for quite some time and don't require a photo studio.
- thefr0g 5y ago> Depressingly, I'm sure most people won't care. But hey, I can hope. I'm afraid you're right. Nobody cares about their photos being searched for whatever by shady organisations and corrupt agencys. - Facebook: 2.8 billion active monthly users - Google Mail: 1.8 million users - iCloud: >850 million users - Google Drive: about a billion users - Dropbox: >600 million user.