Posted on Aug 10, 2021
Newshour - Should Apple be able to scan devices for child sex abuse images? - BBC Sounds
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Apple has announced details of a system that could find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US customers' devices.
Before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known CSAM.
Apple said that if a match is found, a human reviewer will then assess and report the user to legal authorities.
However there are privacy concerns that the technology could be expanded to scan phones for prohibited content or even political speech.
Experts worry that the technology could be used by authoritarian governments to spy on its citizens.
Sharon Bradford Franklin is from the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology - and co-director of the Security & Surveillance Project. They are opposed to the changes being proposed by Apple.
Before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known CSAM.
Apple said that if a match is found, a human reviewer will then assess and report the user to legal authorities.
However there are privacy concerns that the technology could be expanded to scan phones for prohibited content or even political speech.
Experts worry that the technology could be used by authoritarian governments to spy on its citizens.
Sharon Bradford Franklin is from the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology - and co-director of the Security & Surveillance Project. They are opposed to the changes being proposed by Apple.
Newshour - Should Apple be able to scan devices for child sex abuse images? - BBC Sounds
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Apple
Children
Sexual Assault
Privacy
Cybersecurity
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And there goes all the ubiquitous pics of toddlers playing in the bathtub, and the parents ending up on their State's sexual predator list. Government and Private Business' should not be working in concert to "control" the Citizenry. Not that I give a rip what happens to the Pedophiles, but innocent Citizens will get dragged down the rabbit hole with them.
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