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Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Dropbox, etc. all scan photos which are cloud hosted for CSAM. Apple's new system scans only photos which are cloud hosted for CSAM
by dwaite 5y ago
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Dropbox, etc. all scan photos which are cloud hosted for CSAM. Apple's new system scans only photos which are cloud hosted for CSAM.
This would be the source of the inconsistency - that the code to do scanning is on the client side of the uploader rather than the server side of the uploader does not change any abuse scenarios, but exclusively serves "slippery slope" arguments of full on-device surveillance.
- noptd 5y ago>does not change any abuse scenarios It absolutely does. When the scanning is server-side, companies can only scan the files you choose to send to their servers but with a client-side system in place, all it takes is a change in company policy and a few simple directory config changes to result in ANY file on your device being scanned. Slippery slope or not, the client-side system massively lowers the bar for abuse and that cannot be ignored.
- azinman2 5y agoExcept it's only occurring while simultaneously uploading to iCloud. The hash is metadata that goes along with it.