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My friend, this was never about “data that causes harm to children”. This is a carefully chosen stated reason for Apple to add this functionality to avoid user
by bequanna 5y ago
My friend, this was never about “data that causes harm to children”.
This is a carefully chosen stated reason for Apple to add this functionality to avoid user pushback. The actual uses will vary from country to country, but on the whole will not result in the protection of anyone other than the government or ruling party.
In countries with less civil freedom this will be exploited and used as a tool of oppression against minority political groups.
- sharken 5y agoI think this has been established already, but nevertheless it's best to repeat it. The on-device scanning capabilities will be expanded in the future, but it can be stopped if Apple care about their users. Right now it seems they don't care. Forgot to mention that I'll not be recommending or purchasing any Apple devices until they halt this scanning idea.
- bequanna 5y ago> but it can be stopped if Apple care about their users. Apple cares about selling devices, maximizing revenue. Users are just something required to authorize transactions. If Apple has to kowtow to the most oppressive regimes in the world to keep doing the above, you bet they will and probably already are. And since it is in the interest of both Apple + Gov't to do shady stuff in the dark, there is a good chance they can hide it the public indefinitely.