Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
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Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#2On the contrary, it would be weird if everyone inside unanimously agreed.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#3The damage is already done.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#4Don't use cloud services or closed-source services if you want your stuff to be safe and you want your privacy to be maintained.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#5In their attempt to make this extra private by scanning 'on device', I think they've managed to make it feel worse.
If they scan my iCloud photos in iCloud, well lots of companies scan stuff when you upload it. It's on their servers, they're responsible for it. They don't want to be hosting CSAM.
It feels much worse them turning your own, trusty iPhone against you.
I know that isn't how you should look at it, but that's still how it feels.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#6Don't use cloud services or closed-source services if you want your stuff to be safe and you want your privacy to be maintained.
Er, do you have a recommendation for non-cloud services that provide me with automatic backups of everything I do if something happens to my apartment, or open-source services that are free of all security flaws allowing hackers to compromise your privacy?
Like I wholeheartedly get where you're coming from, but I'm not sure what realistic alternatives look like.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#7Can someone explain how Apple being coaxed or coerced into searching all of our personal devices for illegal files by federal law enforcement is not an unconstitutional warrantless search?
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#8Don't use cloud services or closed-source services if you want your stuff to be safe and you want your privacy to be maintained.
Er, do you have a recommendation for non-cloud services that provide me with automatic backups of everything I do if something happens to my apartment, or open-source services that are free of all security flaws allowing hackers to compromise your privacy? Like I wholeheartedly get where you're coming from, but I'm not sure what realistic alternatives look like.
Use a photo client on an android phone, encrypt the photos and use NextCloud (self-hosted). Make sure your certificates are up-to-date. Reverse this process on another client to see the photos.
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#9In their attempt to make this extra private by scanning 'on device', I think they've managed to make it feel worse. If they scan my iCloud photos in iCloud, well lots of companies scan stuff when you upload it. It's on their servers, they're responsible for it. They don't want to be hosting CSAM. It feels much worse them turning your own, trusty iPhone against you. I know that isn't how you should look at it, but tha…
That is how you should look at it.
They have no business scanning the phones for anything, period.
I'll refer you to the poem beginning with "First they came for the Jews...".
Re: Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
#10Can someone explain how Apple being coaxed or coerced into searching all of our personal devices for illegal files by federal law enforcement is not an unconstitutional warrantless search?
As I understand, they're acting as an agent of the government, it's a private company. So, the 4th amendment protecting against unreasonable searches _by the government_ does not apply.