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This reminds me of how Apple (and likely Google at some point) scans all your photos for "illegal content" and how the defaults are set up: * WhatsApp will acc

This reminds me of how Apple (and likely Google at some point) scans all your photos for "illegal content" and how the defaults are set up: * WhatsApp will accept incoming messages from accounts not in your contacts * WhatsApp will save all incoming photos to your library * iCloud will upload all photos in your library to the cloud Scary stuff.

zaik 4y ago
Does WhatsApp download media from strangers?
- Operyl 4y ago
  In group chats it appears to.
bsnal 4y ago
Apple chose not to scan photos, at least for now.
- jonny_eh 4y ago
  Wasn't that just scanning on the phone? Don't they already scan photos uploaded to iCloud?
  - corrral 4y ago
    Every cloud service scans media uploaded to them.
    - jonny_eh 4y ago
      Right, but people are asserting that Apple doesn't scan personal photos, which is false for most iPhone users.
choxi 4y ago
Apple didn’t end up rolling out the CSAM scanning, but a new EU law might require them to: https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/11/apples-csam-troubles-may-be-back-as-eu-plans-a-law-requiring-detection/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/11/apples-csam-troubles-may-be-b...
- capableweb 4y ago
  Worth noting that the "new EU law" has just been proposed, not accepted nor ratified. It's not too late to stop it from actually going through.
- sneak 4y ago
  Apple did roll out the technical infrastructure, including clientside code, and still intends to enable it. Nothing significant has changed.
praptak 4y ago
Accepting any picture from a stranger seems scary (see Pegasus spyware analysis).
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