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by sharken 5y ago
No, Apple made some changes to mitigate that problem. > An AirTag will beep at a random time between eight and 24 hours if it is away from its owner's iPhone. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57351554
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by sharken 5y ago
Thieves who steal high-value vehicles have methods to prevent these things from happening. But for the ordinary car theft, it does sound like a nice idea. Though you'd have to buy into the Apple ecosystem and the anti-follow feature co
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by sharken 5y ago
Absolutely, the project did name it POSH, but using caps to distinguish a name is not recommended as it still causes confusion. Must admit i haven't looked more into the tool due to this. So that's something to be aware of when na
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by sharken 5y ago
Which is at least transparent and importantly: it leaves the user with a choice of not using Google services, e.g. Gmail, Drive and Backup to name a few. And scanning for CSAM is certainly commendable, but the whole issue with Apple's
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by sharken 5y ago
Thanks for collecting a list of countries, makes it so much easier to figure out where the problems are. It could be the UN leading the way on this, with a budget and a mandate to have these plants shut down or modified. The timeframe must
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by sharken 5y ago
Could anyone have imagined law enforcement using Corona contact-tracing data for other purposes ? Because that actually happened, and in a democratic country even. So it's not hard to imagine what less democratic countries could demand
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by sharken 5y ago
And depending on that review you could find yourself on the other end of some "questioning" from law enforcement. Yes, you might laugh and say that won't happen, but on-device scanning is the first step. In less trustworthy c
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by sharken 5y ago
It would be better if Apple refused to implement client-side scanning altogether. Making a claim we know they cannot uphold is pointless. Oh and it's time to update this ad: https://www.businessinsider.com/apples-ces-ad
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by sharken 5y ago
As far as I know Android devices do not implement the scheme that Apple is considering. But you're right that some users absolutely do not care (or can only use Apple devices), they will now give up their right to privacy. But you don&
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by sharken 5y ago
And i think if you're working on these systems, then it's all too easy to only think about the happy scenario. But time has shown that an initial good concept will transform into something worse. We have a very recent example with
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by sharken 5y ago
It is not a surveillance initiative yet, but it will be trivial to expand upon the scanning capabilities once established. You have more trust in Apple, something i don't. So we see this change in a different light.
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by sharken 5y ago
This is shaping up to be a monumental mistake for Apple, which by now should result in scrapping all client-side scanning. If not, it will be an interesting test of how many users Apple will lose over this. Those Apple devices i might upgra
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by sharken 5y ago
> The system is not as easily fooled as you think. I would like to believe that is true, but the negative consequences of even generating a false-positive is enough to not attempt to upload any image.
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by sharken 5y ago
I wish more countries would pick up legalization of cannabis. Anyhow, i suppose there is still a black market for other drugs, that would be curbed with legalization. It would be quite a feat if Canada were to be the first, but it seems mor
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by sharken 5y ago
In just a few short months, the last restrictions are lifted and Corona passes are no longer mandated in at least Denmark. That will hopefully show the way out of this division between vaccinated and not vaccinated, so we can go back to bei
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by sharken 5y ago
India should focus on this one task: Get those vaccines rolled out to the public.
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by sharken 5y ago
This is a compilation of what others have posted: - Germany https://www.golem.de/news/hamburg-polizei-nutzt-corona-konta... https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2021/luca-app-ccc-fordert-bund...
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by sharken 5y ago
It is very convenient to only mention the racist picture and not also mention the accusation of the Chinese Coronavirus cover-up. The latter is just as bad for the CCP and would also lead to the events we have seen. But it's obvious th
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by sharken 5y ago
Who would a company hire: the candidate with a trial for CP due to a false positive or the candidate without ? And this is just to address the original concept of this scanning. As many others have pointed out there is too much evidence poi
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by sharken 5y ago
Exactly. It's the same argument when Corona contact-tracing was discussed and later implemented. First using paper forms and later using apps. Why would you object to limiting the spread of the Coronavirus ? Fast forward to the present
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by sharken 5y ago
Absolutely agree, this will no doubt reach Apple devices worldwide, just a matter of time. But there is still time for Apple to halt these changes.
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by sharken 5y ago
Well, simple minded people will always try to use that rhetoric. I see the same pattern with pro-vaccine and "anti-vax", either you support vaccines or you are labeled "anti-vax", all is black-and-white without any nuanc
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by sharken 5y ago
On face value alone that should reassure sceptics that this new scanner will only be used for good purposes. However there is a very long list of companies not just doing things for good, but also for profit. And when profit enters the equa
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by sharken 5y ago
It's similar to the German Covid contact-tracing app Luca, which German police is already using for other purposes. It seems the only way to opt-out is to get out of the Apple ecosystem. https://www.golem.de/news/h
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by sharken 5y ago
Thank you, it clearly shows that the German government cannot be trusted to do the right thing. And the underlying desire for having this information will no doubt prolong the Corona restrictions longer than necessary, which is certainly no
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by sharken 5y ago
I trust we live in a different world today, but it is concerning to read about mandated vaccines to get a job and mandated contact-tracing in countries such as Germany.
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by sharken 5y ago
The idea of this scanner is good, but as you say it's almost certainly bound to evolve into something else. A court order should be mandatory, not this blanket scanning. Thankfully, there is the option to steer clear of Apple devices.
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by sharken 5y ago
Do you have sources for this ?
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by sharken 5y ago
This is one of the first comments i have seen that accurately describes a third category beyond pro-vaccine and "anti vax". I consider myself to be in this category, as in i know the vaccine helps but am at the same time against i
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by sharken 5y ago
That is correct, but an important part of pull requests is that the pull request branch can be deleted afterwards.

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