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Which is why “on device” scanning of images is also nonsense: it has nothing to do with protecting children, “think of the children” is so that they can get the
by olliej 4y ago
Which is why “on device” scanning of images is also nonsense: it has nothing to do with protecting children, “think of the children” is so that they can get the legislation and technology in place to prosecute what they actually care about. Remember by design CSAM hashes, etc are opaque and it is not possible to determine what is present in those lists, there is no audit of those lists, etc.
- clnq 4y agoIt does seem to be this way, unfortunately. I don't think many people are against CSAM hashes being used to find that type of content on private devices. But when a politically inconvenient photo of an immigrant becomes as illegal as CSAM, it puts the overall purpose of such tech into perspective.