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No. It’s way more complex than that, and has been engineered to prevent exactly that scenario. I recommend you actually check out some of Apple’s material on
by zepto 5y ago
No.
It’s way more complex than that, and has been engineered to prevent exactly that scenario.
I recommend you actually check out some of Apple’s material on this.
The idea that it’s just a list or fingerprints or hashes that can easily be repurposed is simply wrong, but is the root of almost all of the complaints.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoI've looked through Apple's paper, what are you referring to?
- zepto 5y agoSo you know it’s not just a fingerprint. Did you notice the parts about the safety vouchers and the visual derivatives?
- dannyw 5y agoYes, I did. You do realise that CSAM is just a policy control, and there is literally nothing technical from Apple adding non-CSAM content to the same policy and systems? I feel like you may not have actually read the paper in depth. The paper clearly shows this is a generalised solution for detecting content that perceptually matches a database. The "what" is CSAM today, but nothing about the technicals require it to be CSAM. To answer your specific response of safety voucher and visual derivative: - The 'safety voucher' is an encrypted packet of information containing a part of the user's decryption keys, as well as a low resolution, grayscale version of the image (visual derivative). It is better described as "backdoor voucher". - The 'visual derivative' is just the image but smaller and grayscale. None of those two technologies have anything to do with CSAM. Apple's statement that they will only add CSAM to the database is a policy statement. Apple can literally change it overnight to detect copyrighted content, or Snowden documents, or whatever.
- zepto 5y agoYou are ignoring how the parts of the technology are used to separate responsibilities. > Apple can literally change it overnight to detect copyrighted content, or Snowden documents, or whatever. No, Apple doesn’t run the database. NCMEC does.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoIt doesn’t matter where the fingerprints are coming from, they’re all just fingerprints. Today they come from NCMEC. Tomorrow they could be from the Chinese Communist Party.
- zepto 5y agoIt’s hard to take seriously the complaint that this mechanism would give the Chinese Communist party more power. Also, in the US, the 4th Amendment protects against the abuse you are talking about: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/12/a-38-year-old-charity-will-be-integrated-into-apples-newest-operating-system https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/12/a-38-year...