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Is aljazeera.com the only outlet willing to cover this aspect of Apple's decision? It seems like the US media is effectively ignoring the complaints.

by xfitm3 5y ago

zionic 5y ago
Seems so, our corporate media is largely comprised of cowards and pay-for-play. Most media is deeply unprofitable, and it compensates for this by taking payment for ads disguised as organic content (have first hand experience with this that has honestly made me cynical). Most media won’t bite the hand that literally feeds them.
- Cipater 5y ago
  So did you do any research before you claimed that corporate media are staying silent on this issue? The other sibling replies posted various articles if you're interested.
hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-privacy/exclusive-policy-groups-ask-apple-to-drop-plans-to-inspect-imessages-scan-for-abuse-images-idUSKBN2FK09P https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-privacy/exclusive-p...
pranau 5y ago
NY Times had an article covering it yesterday - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-abuse-tech-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-ab... The article seems to cover both sides of the argument fairly and nails the concerns over Apple's on-device scanning: > If governments had previously asked Apple to analyze people’s photos, the company could have responded that it couldn’t. Now that it has built a system that can, Apple must argue that it won’t.
inanutshellus 5y ago
it was on CNN's homepage yesterday... https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/tech/apple-child-safety-tools-backfire/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/tech/apple-child-safety-tools...
Vinnl 5y ago
Though not in English, it was covered in Dutch media as well: https://nos.nl/artikel/2392894-apple-wil-iphones-scannen-op-kinderporno-waarom-dat-wel-geen-goed-idee-is https://nos.nl/artikel/2392894-apple-wil-iphones-scannen-op-... Edit: BBC as well it seems: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58109748 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58109748

Is aljazeera.com the only outlet willing to cover this aspect of Apple's decision? It seems like the US media is effectively ignoring the complaints.

by xfitm3 5y ago

Is aljazeera.com the only outlet willing to cover this aspect of Apple's decision? It seems like the US media is effectively ignoring the complaints.

zionic 5y ago

Seems so, our corporate media is largely comprised of cowards and pay-for-play. Most media is deeply unprofitable, and it compensates for this by taking payment for ads disguised as organic content (have first hand experience with this that has honestly made me cynical). Most media won’t bite the hand that literally feeds them.

Cipater 5y ago
So did you do any research before you claimed that corporate media are staying silent on this issue? The other sibling replies posted various articles if you're interested.

hoppyhoppy2 5y ago

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-privacy/exclusive-policy-groups-ask-apple-to-drop-plans-to-inspect-imessages-scan-for-abuse-images-idUSKBN2FK09P https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-privacy/exclusive-p...

pranau 5y ago

NY Times had an article covering it yesterday - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-abuse-tech-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-ab... The article seems to cover both sides of the argument fairly and nails the concerns over Apple's on-device scanning: > If governments had previously asked Apple to analyze people’s photos, the company could have responded that it couldn’t. Now that it has built a system that can, Apple must argue that it won’t.

inanutshellus 5y ago

it was on CNN's homepage yesterday... https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/tech/apple-child-safety-tools-backfire/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/tech/apple-child-safety-tools...

Vinnl 5y ago

Though not in English, it was covered in Dutch media as well: https://nos.nl/artikel/2392894-apple-wil-iphones-scannen-op-kinderporno-waarom-dat-wel-geen-goed-idee-is https://nos.nl/artikel/2392894-apple-wil-iphones-scannen-op-... Edit: BBC as well it seems: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58109748 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58109748