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This point was made in the economist today. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/12/a-38-year-old-charity-will-be-integrated-into-apples-newest-oper
by zepto 5y ago
This point was made in the economist today.
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...
- simondotau 5y agoI read the article; I don't think they highlighted this specific point that on-device scanning has a potential, hypothetical constitutional advantage in comparison to Google, Microsoft and Facebook who scan exclusively in the cloud.
- zepto 5y agoThey don’t draw out the comparison, but they do mention the protection.
- simondotau 5y agoYou are right. But I think the distinction is an important one to make. People might not be aware about this critical distinction. I did find someone in the media making this point, so it turns out I'm not being completely original: https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/10/misusing-csam-scanning-in-us-prevented-by-fourth-amendment-argues-corellium/ https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/10/misusing-csam-scanning-in-us-...