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The latest episode of The Daily podcast [0] from The New York Times said that Apple executives were told by members of Congress at a hearing that if they didn'
by hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
The latest episode of The Daily podcast [0] from The New York Times said that Apple executives were told by members of Congress at a hearing that if they didn't do something about CSAM on their platform the federal government would force them through legislation. And it's not a completely idle threat; just look at the proposed EARN-IT Act of 2020 [1], which would pretty much outlaw end-to-end encrypted services without a law enforcement backdoor.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/podcasts/the-daily/apple-iphones-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/podcasts/the-daily/apple-...
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EARN_IT_Act_of_2020 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EARN_IT_Act_of_2020
- sharken 5y agoBe that as it may, there has not been presented any proof that Congress would dictate client-side scanning on users devices. But it still doesn't change that Apple needs to stop on-device scanning.
- joe_the_user 5y agoGovernment by threatened legislation is much worse than government by actual legislation. Legislation is public, Legislation can be opposed, legislation can be reviewed by the court and so-forth. Allowing yourself (and your users) to controlled by threats of legislation is allowing democracy to be discarded.
- istingray 5y agoWow good take. Appreciate this perspective. Let the system do its work!