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This is one of those things where you can align with the intent --child abuse is a horrible thing-- and yet, at the same time, cringe at the prospect of what do
by robomartin 5y ago
This is one of those things where you can align with the intent --child abuse is a horrible thing-- and yet, at the same time, cringe at the prospect of what doors we might open.
I don't use iCloud. I have no need for it. Then again, most people on HN do not fit the profile of the average Apple user. When you are technically capable some of these things don't have the same value they may have for you parent, uncle or grandma. In my case, I had a couple of problems back in the iPhone 3 days and just opted to ignore it completely. Today, my iPhone X isn't using iCloud and all is well.
That said, I have seen people do things like take pictures of tax and other documents and message them to others. I can't possibly imagine what people take pictures of and unwittingly keep in their phones and on iCloud. ID, paychecks, that wart in their crotch, anything. The average user has no clue how any of this works. It's magical. And, yes, it's simple. And, yes, it comes with potential consequences.
And now, all of it is up for evaluation for potentially criminal activity? By an anonymous a team with no legal accountability to anyone? Without and before being accuse of anything?
Wow.
What doors are we opening?