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It's a feature that only applies to kids under 18 who're in a family group, whose parents turn it on. It warns the kid before letting them see an image which ma
by kemayo 5y ago
It's a feature that only applies to kids under 18 who're in a family group, whose parents turn it on. It warns the kid before letting them see an image which machine-learning thinks is nudity. If the kid is 12 or under, their parents can be notified if they choose to see it. It apparently does no reporting to anyone apart from that parental notification.
Check the section "WHAT IS APPLE DOING WITH MESSAGES?" in this article: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22613225/apple-csam-scanning-messages-child-safety-features-privacy-controversy-explained https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22613225/apple-csam-scann...
- 0xy 5y agoI shudder to think of the thousands of gay children this will out to their unaccepting parents, some resulting in physical, verbal or emotional abuse -- or worse. This feature is a catastrophe.
- thrownaway810 5y agoThe thousands of gay children under the age of 13, whose parents have opted into this program, who are sending or receiving pornographic images via iMessage and have chosen when prompted to notify their parents of that? I can’t imagine that’s a big issue…