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Say I'm a cop who wants to get into your phone but can't get a warrant. I happen to have an image on my (Android) phone which looks benign to a human, but trigg
by ddevault 5y ago
Say I'm a cop who wants to get into your phone but can't get a warrant. I happen to have an image on my (Android) phone which looks benign to a human, but triggers Apple's CSAM detectors when scanned. I text it to you, the CSAM detector goes off, and suddenly I have probable cause.
Cops plant illegal drugs on suspects all the time. Why not this?
- pfortuny 5y agoImagine a politician receiving dozens of photos which trigger this CSAM algorithm because he has iCloud photos as defaul, and then somehow someone gets wind of the fact… BANG: one less. Try to explain to the public that it is only the first line of defense against child sex and that it does not imply anything at all.
- simondotau 5y agoBecause it wouldn't work. 1. You would need at least 30 such images; 2. You'd have to somehow convince your target to import all 30 images into their photo gallery; 3. The chances of the images accidentally passing the human review step is infinitesimal; 4. Unlike a bag of drugs which actually do contain drugs, these fake images would be like police finding a bag of sugar with "FAKE COCAINE FOR MANUFACTURING PROBABLE CAUSE" written on it.