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Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

#21
I doubt this is a censorship, or a anti-counterfitting feature. It's most likely something wrong with the codec used to display images, possibly 10-bit heif photos are being interpreted as 8-bit jpegs. See other people getting the exact same shade of green in random photos:

https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/912123-photos...

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/4p2ief/pictures_on...

https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/solid-green-photos.453215...

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

#22
post #21

I doubt this is a censorship, or a anti-counterfitting feature. It's most likely something wrong with the codec used to display images, possibly 10-bit heif photos are being interpreted as 8-bit jpegs. See other people getting the exact same shade of green in random photos: https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/912123-photos... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/4p2ief/pictures_on... https://forums.on…

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Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

#23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> " This is reality. " No, it isn't. Go learn about the system they built instead of posting fearmongering lies about it.

What they built is a way of scanning things on your phone and reporting that to Apple. The chance of multiple governments not passing laws eventually to force this into scanning for whatever they wish is low. Previously to this Apple could have fought back on privacy terms but now its argument will be much weaker. edit: It's also a model based scanner so they scan for types of things and similar things instead of exp…

All of which has been common for a long time. You where already sending your unencrypted phots to Apple, that’s the point when you should be concerned. Apple and all other service providers are required by US and most other countries laws to do searches on their servers.

The only difference is Apple is upfront about what their doing on iCloud where most backup providers are keeping silent.

Edit: iCloud data is specifically called out as available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelin...

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

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Is there perhaps an invisible anti-counterfeiting constellation [0] on the ballot? Have digital cameras started enforcing that type of optical DRM? It's true the envelope's closed, but part of the ballot paper is visible through the transparent window. Should the poster be worried about their smartphone reporting them to law enforcement? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

Now that Apple has changed the rules, everyone should be under their impression that their phone is a cop and will snitch them out to the re-education board for punishment. This is reality.

Color printers already do this, embedding the device serial into microdot patterns on print-outs.

Scanner firmware won't scan currency, even if doing so is legal.

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

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post #21

I doubt this is a censorship, or a anti-counterfitting feature. It's most likely something wrong with the codec used to display images, possibly 10-bit heif photos are being interpreted as 8-bit jpegs. See other people getting the exact same shade of green in random photos: https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/912123-photos... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/4p2ief/pictures_on... https://forums.on…

Yes indeed. This was a really common bug on iOS 13 beta, too.

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

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Is there perhaps an invisible anti-counterfeiting constellation [0] on the ballot? Have digital cameras started enforcing that type of optical DRM? It's true the envelope's closed, but part of the ballot paper is visible through the transparent window. Should the poster be worried about their smartphone reporting them to law enforcement? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

I just took a picture of every Euro banknote (which of course have EURion on them) in my wallet with my Poco Phone (which has the same MIUI version / camera app) and all photos are perfectly normal

But could of course be a special change in this Xiaomi model :-)

The german postal voting documents do, with 99,9% certainty, not include any EURion constellations (---and they have no window, the return address is printed directly on the envelope--- EDIT: they do in cologne! See [1], last image, sorry for the misinformation). Wouldn't make much sense, as the envelope is thrown away immediately and the inner letter (which is not the ballot) contains a unique number per postally voting citizen that's not trivialy guessable.

They are however made from non-bleached (only coloured) recycling paper, so maybe the camera is picking up some artifacts from the different visible paper fibers?

[1] https://imgur.com/a/SCHGo4N

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

#29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now that Apple has changed the rules, everyone should be under their impression that their phone is a cop and will snitch them out to the re-education board for punishment. This is reality.

> " This is reality. " No, it isn't. Go learn about the system they built instead of posting fearmongering lies about it.

You are missing the point. It’s too easy to make excuses “for the children”. We are tying to fight against dystopia here, against a global technological panopticon. Even if this feature was made with entirely the best intentions, with the strictest controls and best audits — it’s still a cop in your pocket. And that cop always wants more. And more. History has demonstrated this.

Re: Xiaomi Camera censoring German postal voting documents

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post #21

I doubt this is a censorship, or a anti-counterfitting feature. It's most likely something wrong with the codec used to display images, possibly 10-bit heif photos are being interpreted as 8-bit jpegs. See other people getting the exact same shade of green in random photos: https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/912123-photos... https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/4p2ief/pictures_on... https://forums.on…

@dang or other mods, can you change the title to be a little less inflammatory?
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