Instead of scanning iCloud for illegal content, Apple’s tech will locally flag inappropriate images for kids. And adults are getting an opt-in nudes filter too.
And yes, i did see it as a privacy issue, not a censorship one. Inevitably, if this finds the pressure to expand it towards other content, it could be a problem comparable to the “Article 13” Europe was, or is, facing.
Generally, blocking specific types of content is a valid option to have. As long as it is an option, and the user knows it is an option. I just distrust it coming from the likes of google or apple.
I get not trusting big tech companies, I do, but I think you’re not modeling their behavior. Usually when a huge publicly traded company does something dodgy, they don’t explicitly say they don’t do it; they use weasel words.
I would honestly find it very difficult to believe that there wasn’t going to be some telemetry, data / etc sent back to the mothership. I know in the marketing realm Apple caters towards “privacy”, but who’s really validating those claims.
Granted…I’m also very tin-foil-hatty about my data and retain it all locally with offsite backups. I tore down my Google Drive / cloud data about 2-years ago.
I am aware that it’s local, i just assumed it would also call home.
My threat model here is based on cases like this: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/21/23315513/google-photos-csam-scanning-account-deletion-investigation
And yes, i did see it as a privacy issue, not a censorship one. Inevitably, if this finds the pressure to expand it towards other content, it could be a problem comparable to the “Article 13” Europe was, or is, facing.
Generally, blocking specific types of content is a valid option to have. As long as it is an option, and the user knows it is an option. I just distrust it coming from the likes of google or apple.
Google explicitly says they scan images and report them to law enforcement. Apple explicitly says they do not phone home with scan results and so far there have been no such investigations.
I get not trusting big tech companies, I do, but I think you’re not modeling their behavior. Usually when a huge publicly traded company does something dodgy, they don’t explicitly say they don’t do it; they use weasel words.
I would honestly find it very difficult to believe that there wasn’t going to be some telemetry, data / etc sent back to the mothership. I know in the marketing realm Apple caters towards “privacy”, but who’s really validating those claims.
Granted…I’m also very tin-foil-hatty about my data and retain it all locally with offsite backups. I tore down my Google Drive / cloud data about 2-years ago.
There’s always some telemetry. But there’s a fair amount they do to truly make telemetry anonymous.