After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
1–10 of 255 posts
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#2This article misses the point completely. It was never about what they were looking for, it was that they were looking at all. The quiet part is, once they get acceptance of the snooping using the bogeyman of the day, it will eventually encompass other behavior up to and including political dissent etc.
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#3I expect any powerful nation could “share” with a desperate ally or otherwise leverage them into adopting the same database, creating a false overlap.
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#4How does that stop a FISA subpoena with a gag order? The system exists that any secret government order can exploit.
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#5What happened to it being USA only?
This sounds like one of those errors where they double down on it and call it a "solution".
Sounds like they're misunderstanding people's concerns pretty badly. Sorry if we miscommunicated. Kill this "feature" yesterday. Thanks Tim!
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#6I expect any powerful nation could “share” with a desperate ally or otherwise leverage them into adopting the same database, creating a false overlap.
Yeah. "Dear debtor countries, the attached file contain hashes of new files deemed illegal for the harmonious well-being of peoples for this month, please enter them into your databases."
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#7It should be obvious by now that Apple has been coerced into building this scanning system, and the CSAM scanning is just the front for a much more broad "national security" backdoor. Apple's PR team has surely been shitting bricks for the entire week--this is the worst PR debacle they've had since the iPhone 4 Antennagate in 2010.
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#8Translating from corporatese: "Apple hasn't given up the idea and is looking for a better excuse to push their surveillance solution."
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#9With this much bad PR (and Apple hates bad PR), why is Apple pretty much holding its position?
Re: After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations
#10I expect any powerful nation could “share” with a desperate ally or otherwise leverage them into adopting the same database, creating a false overlap.
[deleted]