Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
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Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#2The thing that scares me isn't so much the violation of privacy. It's the idea that some computer algorithm can accuse me of a crime automatically with no evidence and generate an investigation.
Judging by how police respond to these leads, you can end up in jail based on this "Evidence." While you wait for a 6 month investigation to be completed you lose your job and get an arrest record. Even if your photo is just a picture of static on a TV which produced a false positive.
It reminds me of the dog who always indicates the presence of drugs 100% of the time. Probable cause, made to order.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#3Will the next NSOGroup Pegasus malware feature a swatting-as-a-service plugin that makes the victim phones self-report?
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#4I know about nothing on this topic, so my only comment is that every time I read something along "please think of the children!" it suddenly raises warning flags.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#5If you wanna screw someone over and you know they have an iPhone with icloud backup set up, you can whatsapp them a pic that matches CP signature.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#6Exactly. It is rephrasing the definition and re-defining what 'they really mean' of their intentions.
Hence, Apple Inc. has a very strange definition of what they think 'privacy' means.
Always with privacy in mind.™ /s
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#7The thing that scares me isn't so much the violation of privacy. It's the idea that some computer algorithm can accuse me of a crime automatically with no evidence and generate an investigation. Judging by how police respond to these leads, you can end up in jail based on this "Evidence." While you wait for a 6 month investigation to be completed you lose your job and get an arrest record. Even if your photo is just…
There is a human review (ugh.) as well.
But still, your example is very concerning.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#8I know about nothing on this topic, so my only comment is that every time I read something along "please think of the children!" it suddenly raises warning flags.
There are numerous valuable child protection laws and services against which your knee-jerk would be unwarranted. It just happens to be warranted this time around.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#9The thing that scares me isn't so much the violation of privacy. It's the idea that some computer algorithm can accuse me of a crime automatically with no evidence and generate an investigation. Judging by how police respond to these leads, you can end up in jail based on this "Evidence." While you wait for a 6 month investigation to be completed you lose your job and get an arrest record. Even if your photo is just…
I want to add that they are scanning your property without your permission. The crazy part is that the government can't do this with a warrant or probable cause, but Apple decided that it can and will.
Amazing that Apple destroyed their image about "Privacy" in minutes.
Re: Apple wants to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We mustn’t let it
#10Apple apparently has the ability to look at pix stored in iCloud. I wonder who's pix they will start looking at first?
The Fappening Part II By Apple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_phot...
That which CAN happen WILL happen.