Governments planned to misuse CSAM scanning even before Apple's announcement

https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/15/governments-planned-to-misuse-csam-scanning-tech/

by fahd777 • 5 years ago

21 1 5 years ago

imagine is someone used this to look for photos of people with certain facial features, that would be terrifying. i could see how this could be used for a lot more sinister applications. technically it could be used for just about anything, i know there are many countries that view same sex couples as illegal, so technically it could be used for that. nobody is really safe with a privacy obstruction like this, it's only a matter of time before the app store hashes photos from 3rd party apps as well. i was shocked at the extent to which apple panders to countries that do not allow encryption. anyone who has submitted an app to the app store knows what i am referencing, honestly, these apps like telegram, signal etc, after seeing what apple requires for app submission i would not use them anymore. you are better off using another system total that gives the user more control over the os. surprised there are no startups aiming to allow users more control over their hardware when it comes to phone safety

Governments planned to misuse CSAM scanning even before Apple's announcement

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