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>This is effectively a virus scanner. Files are hashed (in a fancy way), compared against known hashes, and matches are reported. Your Windows desktop has Windo
by Nicksil 5y ago
>This is effectively a virus scanner. Files are hashed (in a fancy way), compared against known hashes, and matches are reported. Your Windows desktop has Windows Defender.
The analogy isn't great. Anti-virus/malware software provides a benefit to the owner of the device; Apple's software does not.
- threeseed 5y agoIf you are a parent you very much will appreciate your children not receiving or sending explicit photos. As someone who cares for society I am thrilled that Apple is preventing the dissemination of CSAM.
- weikju 5y agoI think most people are fine with the measures taken in Messages, much less so with the measures taken with scanning of images and reporting to authorities, and the possible scope creep that is only prevented by policy, rather than by capability.
- threeseed 5y agoThe only thing stopping Apple from doing anything on your device is policy, rather than by capability. They do control the OS and apps after all.
- randomhodler84 5y agoAs someone who cares about free society I am disgraced that we push through de facto censorship regimes to oppress the world through weak child protection arguments.
- carom 5y agoApple is using this as a proxy for scanning their iCloud infrastructure. If you are using their cloud service, it does provide a benefit to the owner of those machines.