The problem is:
Who is deciding "what is bad"?
Additionally, I don't want government telling me what content I can view on my own devices.
(I do not live in the UK, but don't want to see this stuff normalized anywhere)
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UK Wants All iPhones to Block Explicit Images Unless You Prove Age
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The problem is:
Who is deciding "what is bad"?
Additionally, I don't want government telling me what content I can view on my own devices.
(I do not live in the UK, but don't want to see this stuff normalized anywhere)
Is that what they're trying to do? Just remember when we thought Trump would be deporting just the criminals, rapists, drug dealers and gang members but the reality is anything but that? If you think this is to just keep kids safe, I have a bridge to sell you.
Took a bit, but finally a post referencing President Trump. You need help.
Which would be most embarrassing to you -- having to show your ID to buy alcohol (which is not recorded anywhere, just seen by a cashier), or having to prove your age (which would be stored and linked directly to you) to watch porn? What if a database of customers who bought alcohol was hacked and put out for all to see? I doubt anyone would care. But a database of users who watch porn or those who send personal images that are stored somewhere are linked to you...what if that was released? Worse than alcohol or even tobacco? Don't compare the two, they're not the same.
This is why I was so against the CSAM scanning stuff Apple almost participated in.
The best way to not have tools get used in ways they weren't intended to be .... is to not build the tools.
I think that you're twisting the argument here, as age ID systems commonly use zero knowledge proof methods, which if implemented correctly, means that the website/app doesn't know who you are - just that the person visiting them has a key that proves that they are 18 or over.
Trigger easily do you? Did I state something that wasn't true?
In the UK there have been several high profile cases where they judged ruled they person would be at risk if they were jailed. You don’t have to make this a left-right issue.
Well, if you have proof that the UK would not be tying your ID to some token on your phone saying you're an adult, then I agree with you. But I didn't read that, and even if they said it, not sure I would trust them to be honest.
I'm just not into any of these techniques from the start.
I don't want to set any precedent for third parties deciding what I can read or look at on "my device".
People have been conditioned to commission their critical thinking to government, professionals, media, technology, AI etc. Unless the majority wake-up from the hypnosis the slide to dystopia will be a slippery ride.
I can well believe that, but like I said - and I'm not pretending to be an expert on cryptography - this should be able to be implemented correctly. Whether it is, is another matter.
That is the issue. The main issues we've seen with ID verification systems over the years (I have worked on them) is that they have to actually store stuff to work. And "unstoring" things (cleaning up) is a lot more complicated than it sounds. Not only that, the vendor can be compelled by a hostile government to change the implementation which is not something you have control over. Also the vendor's equipment may be compromised by an external actor as well.
The only answer to this isn't a pile of cryptography, it is don't do it.
Verify, don't trust. You can't verify the ID verification service. Therefore you shouldn't trust it.
That is a privacy nightmare. It should be the other way around. No censorship at all unless a parent installs censorship on a specific device for his kids.
And why should nudity harm children? If a German school class goes swimming, it is very likely that they see their own teacher nude.
And why should nudity harm children? If a German school class goes swimming, it is very likely that they see their own teacher nude.
Use parental controls to manage your child's iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
With Screen Time, there are a number of settings and parental controls that you can use to help keep your child's device usage safe, private, and age appropriate.
If SteamOS phones become a thing and they give root access, I'd be very tempted to switch.
The fact ZKP isn’t the only possible way is a systemic failure. I don’t know what you do but here we don’t block rude immiges if they are legal. We don’t perl clutch for nudity. Private companies shaping public space according to some moral principles is something anyone should be strongly opposed to.
Because apple didn’t just do CSAM. They provided what they believed was the ability to do csam without violating your privacy or allowing it to be super abused by the state. They broke the dam. It gave the government the solution on a plattter that they will just implement it without violating your rights. They promise that the CSAM list will only be for it and not other political issues and imagery etc etc.