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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple accused of underreporting suspected CSAM on its platforms
Date: 23 Jul 2024 17:52:47 GMT
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On 2024-07-23, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2024-07-23, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-07-23, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Apple declined to comment on the NSPCC's accusation, instead
>>>>>> pointing  The Guardian to a statement it made when it shelved the
>>>>>> CSAM scanning  plan.  Apple said it opted for a different
>>>>>> strategy  that “prioritizes  the security and privacy of [its]
>>>>>> users.” The  company told Wired in  August 2022 that "children
>>>>>> can be protected  without companies combing  through personal
>>>>>> data."
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is one reason many people choose Apple over alternatives.
>>>> 
>>>> iPhone.  The preferred mobile device of child molestors.
>>>> 
>>>> This could be a new marketing ploy someday!
>>> 
>>> Privacy for everyone is important.
>> 
>> Sorry, I can't agree with that.  Some people give up their right to
>> privacy when they harm others or society.  The laws are there for
>> everyone, not just those who choose to follow them.
>
> Agreed. 
>
> No-one is forced to use icloud. If they didn't like the policy, they
> could go elsewhere.

True. Unlike others, Apple's proposal was to only scan images on device
that were being uploaded to Apple's servers, and only match hashes of
them to a database of hashes matching known CSAM images. And only after
multiple matches reached a threshold would Apple investigate further.
Yet even with those precautions, there was still a realistic chance of
false positives and invasion of privacy, which is why they scrapped the
proposal.

> Like to google and meta, who are more than happy to share millionsof
> people's private photos with law enforcement which apparently is just
> fine. 

And they do so with zero privacy protections in place. 

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