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Security Researchers Express Alarm Over Apple's Plans to Scan iCloud Images, But Practice Already Widespread
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“It wouldn’t be an effective scan for child abuse photos if child abusers could disable it.” I can see this argument being made by Apple.
there is no option if you use photos or icloud photos. however upon reading more about this it apparently works by encoding your image to a "hash string" which isn't the actual image and then comparing that hash string to a list of KNOWN child abuse images from the internet (so unique images of your children playing in the bath aren't even an issue) and if you have a certain number of exact matches then and only then do they "manually" (ie. a person) look at the images and determine if a crime is a occurring they need to report. they claim there is a less than 1 in a TRILLION chance a flagged account doesn't actually contain significant amounts of true child abuse imagery. i need to read more but perhaps it isn't as creepy as it first sounded to me... but they need to be very, very transparent of what is going on.
Prediction: Apple will have to keep signing the last version of iOS 14 for all devices, not just vintage ones. Otherwise, they will be sued for forcing people to use iOS 15 "BigBrother."
It’ll be interesting to see if iOS 15 adoption lags once these new “features” get more attention in the media.
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you don’t know that. AI can identify certain images like a human can.
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There are sha1sum reverse hash search engines out there on Tor, where you can put in a hash and it gives you the canonical URL of the origin.
So I don’t know how well the fruits of this, albeit morally righteous endeavour would play out, if all of that source material were to be, for example, uploaded to Pastebin.
Not good, I would expect.
So I don’t know how well the fruits of this, albeit morally righteous endeavour would play out, if all of that source material were to be, for example, uploaded to Pastebin.
Not good, I would expect.
Well, it's not even a question about just imagery. They could start tagging everything that someone doesn't like, like a repressive government suddenly requiring anything that has certain phraseology in it in text format. Then, that stuff could be cataloged and reported on to that government when it comes to certain iPhone users within their political control.
Okay let’s leave aside the child pornography part of it for a second. That’s hideous and needs to be addressed but again, leave it aside.
Apple is scanning our photos for
"potentially illegal content, including child sexual exploitation material”
It includes child pornography but what else are they scanning for that they’re not telling us about? I’m a middle aged dull mom so my photos are all goofy family photos and photos of pets and some landscapes and architectural stuff.
But good lord some of the spring break photos some of you folks must have…😆 Big Bro Tim Cook is giving you some serious stink eye!
Apple is scanning our photos for
"potentially illegal content, including child sexual exploitation material”
It includes child pornography but what else are they scanning for that they’re not telling us about? I’m a middle aged dull mom so my photos are all goofy family photos and photos of pets and some landscapes and architectural stuff.
But good lord some of the spring break photos some of you folks must have…😆 Big Bro Tim Cook is giving you some serious stink eye!
Like it or not. its even a backdoor for the nsa.
Maybe Tim Apple under pressure.
Maybe Tim Apple under pressure.
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Has any reporter done the legwork yet to see if this isn’t mandated by one of the countless national security provisions we’ve passed into law in the last 20 years?
Am I misunderstanding or is Apple planning to scan every single one of your private photos in the hope there’s someone out there stupid enough to upload an unedited version of an already known abusive photo?
Why aren’t they scanning all your keyboard inputs for online bullying?
Why aren’t they scanning all your keyboard inputs for online bullying?
Are you okay with Apple looking at your photos and wondering if you're abusing or not abusing someone?
Once you get used to this, the goal post will be moved to other political wrong-thinking. Not Coofid compliant? We'll call CPS.
I have never used iCloud, nor will I ever enable it on any of my Apple devices.
Once you get used to this, the goal post will be moved to other political wrong-thinking. Not Coofid compliant? We'll call CPS.
I have never used iCloud, nor will I ever enable it on any of my Apple devices.
Because instead of trying to understand what is going on people would rather just freak out about everything ...
Your photo has a hash collision with a known CSAM. It then gets uploaded to Apple for review. Their server is already or gets compromised and a hacker takes your photo. They then distribute to the world.
Great intentions, but this is just bad.
Remember when people here thought you had privacy on apple products? LOL
and for comments such as these.
Tell me the Gov't won't force Apple to scan for other non-child porn related images that the Gov't deems in the interest of National Security. Of course that will all be done under cover of darkness via a FISA warrant so you'll never even know your rights are being trampled on. They just need to get the technology installed, tested and working first, then it's welcome to Stasi-ville.
The definition of what is right and what is wrong is changing before our very eyes.
I can imagine the old Polaroid coming up from its ashes and becoming more popular than ever before.