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> Apple isn't required to stop redistribution of existing material; they're required to make a report if they have actual knowledge of users possessing or distr
by nicce 5y ago
> Apple isn't required to stop redistribution of existing material; they're required to make a report if they have actual knowledge of users possessing or distributing apparent CSAM.
This isn't that simple. If NCMEC comes with the properties of CSAM (e.g. hashes) and asks provider especially those to be removed from their cloud, it is hard to remove them without looking for them. This is different than an obligation to actively look for CSAM in general.
- Zak 5y agoCan you cite a statute that requires a provider to look for hashes when NCMEC asks them to? If NCMEC told a provider that a specific URL (or similarly unique identifier) contains CSAM, the provider would be obligated to destroy the associated file or be guilty of possession/distribution because at that point they know what they have. That's different from NCMEC providing hashes that could identify files the provider may or may not be storing.