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It definitely makes sense to scan things that are passed around - mail is an example of that, and Gmail [and also Facebook, Twitter] scan for this, along with s

It definitely makes sense to scan things that are passed around - mail is an example of that, and Gmail [and also Facebook, Twitter] scan for this, along with scanning for computer viruses, and in some cases (public posts) copyrighted content. It makes absolutely no sense to scan people's photos that they aren't sharing with anyone else. Why are they bothering with scanning people's photo backups at all? With the exception of "shared photo albums", I don't see why they're doing this.

Retric 5y ago
You can view other peoples iCloud photos. https://macpaw.com/how-to/icloud-photo-sharing https://macpaw.com/how-to/icloud-photo-sharing
- diebeforei485 5y ago
  I'm aware of shared photo albums. It's reasonable to scan those, but most photos are not in shared albums.
skoskie 5y ago
If I were permitted to put something on your server that could put you in legal jeopardy, wouldn't you want to know what I'm putting on your server?
- diebeforei485 5y ago
  I'm not sure it would put me (as a provider) in legal jeopardy. You'll need a cite for that, and you don't have one. Providers only need to take action if they have been made aware about it, and are not required to proactively scan. See [1] 18 USC 2258A, relevant part below. (f) Protection of Privacy. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider to— (1) monitor any user, subscriber, or customer of that provider; (2) monitor the content of any communication of any person described in paragraph (1); or (3) affirmatively search, screen, or scan for facts or circumstances described in sections (a) and (b). Or here's another cite in plain English- ... for CSAM, to hold platforms liable, the government would have to prove that they did not take action when they knew federally illegal content was on their sites. The law doesn’t create an obligation for platforms to go out and proactively monitor... [2] [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A [2] https://freedomhouse.org/article/qa-social-media-regulation-and-perils-section-230-reform https://freedomhouse.org/article/qa-social-media-regulation-...

Retric 5y ago

You can view other peoples iCloud photos. https://macpaw.com/how-to/icloud-photo-sharing https://macpaw.com/how-to/icloud-photo-sharing

diebeforei485 5y ago
I'm aware of shared photo albums. It's reasonable to scan those, but most photos are not in shared albums.

skoskie 5y ago

If I were permitted to put something on your server that could put you in legal jeopardy, wouldn't you want to know what I'm putting on your server?

diebeforei485 5y ago
I'm not sure it would put me (as a provider) in legal jeopardy. You'll need a cite for that, and you don't have one. Providers only need to take action if they have been made aware about it, and are not required to proactively scan. See [1] 18 USC 2258A, relevant part below. (f) Protection of Privacy. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider to— (1) monitor any user, subscriber, or customer of that provider; (2) monitor the content of any communication of any person described in paragraph (1); or (3) affirmatively search, screen, or scan for facts or circumstances described in sections (a) and (b). Or here's another cite in plain English- ... for CSAM, to hold platforms liable, the government would have to prove that they did not take action when they knew federally illegal content was on their sites. The law doesn’t create an obligation for platforms to go out and proactively monitor... [2] [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A [2] https://freedomhouse.org/article/qa-social-media-regulation-and-perils-section-230-reform https://freedomhouse.org/article/qa-social-media-regulation-...