HN user
Oh baby clutch those pearls tight with your wringed hand. So sick of this “it’s not us, it’s them” ignorant, blind, stupid fear mongering. STFU and do something about it. Talk to people on the other team for starters.
Better title would be, Dogs Fall Prey To Free Will Myth Too.
If the system interprets a picture of a pineapple as CSAM, you only need to produce the picture of a pineapple to defend yourself against any accusations.
If the system interprets a picture of a pineapple on your phone as CSAM,
after Apple notifies the authorities they have identified child porn on your phone,
after the police detain you with the courtesies afforded to all alleged pedophiles,
after you cough up your phone’s password,
you only need to produce the picture of a pineapple to defend yourself against any accusations,
and then point out to the folks with the guns that no, you didn’t delete the child porn from your phone, look, it’s just a pineapple,
and then explain to your captors how hashes work,
then there’s nothing to worry about.
Good luck.
Boils down to classic “Disney magic!” — mostly poison.
“Every to-do list is a midlife crisis of unfulfilled promise.”
While reading, “Wow, a thoughtful piece on to do list software,” after finishing and noticing the byline, “Oh! Clive Thompson! That dude always makes sense.”
Because money.