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> CSAM is just a tool that matches image hashes. It can't make accusations who validates the source content of the hashes? what stops the government from addin
by kobalsky 5y ago
> CSAM is just a tool that matches image hashes. It can't make accusations
who validates the source content of the hashes? what stops the government from adding one tiny bitty hash that they know is uniquely present in let's say, assange's phone?
- GuB-42 5y agoAgain a "what if" scenario. It is not trivial to identify a picture that is uniquely present in Assange's phone. Without having access to Assange's phone that is. And if you have access to Assange's phone, you probably have way more information than such a trick will give you. But yes, it is a problem, and a reason why I dislike CSAM. But from "allowing the government to track highly sensitive individuals" to "you, the average citizen, will go to jail", there is a huge gap. Also, I think one thing many people missed is that a hash is not enough. The only thing a hash does it that it allows a reviewer at Apple to decrypt a matching file. If the picture turns out to be nothing special, nothing will happen. In fact, that feature is much weaker than people make it, it just puts Apple on par with what others like Google, Microsoft, etc... can do. I think the reason it got so much negative press is that Apple made privacy a big selling point. I think it serves them right, I don't like how Apple treats privacy as just a way to attack Google without really committing to it, but still, for the facts, it is a bit unfair.