Apple will scan phones for child porn

gcode · August 05, 2021, 08:07 PM

https://www.theepochtimes.com/apple-will-scan-all-iphones-for-illegal-child-abuse-images-sparking-privacy-debate_3935633.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink">//https://www.theepochtimes.com/apple-will-scan-all-iphones-for-illegal-child-abuse-images-sparking-privacy-debate_3935633.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink
The link is behind a paywall. I don't know if it will work

This is a crazy slippery slope

QuoteApple announced Thursday is it planning to scan all iPhones in the United States for child abuse imagery, raising alarm among security experts who said the plan could allow the firm to surveil tens of millions of personal devices for unrelated reasons.

In a blog post, the company confirmed reports saying that new scanning technology is part of a suite of child protection programs that would "evolve and expand." It will be rolled out as part of iOS 15, which is scheduled for release sometime in August.

Jeff · August 06, 2021, 03:40 AM

Quote from: gcode post_id=13982 time=1628219269 user_id=60This is a crazy slippery slope

You think that's a slippery slope, how about the new bill that will put a tester in every vehicle to test if you're drunk or not?

gcode · August 06, 2021, 03:47 AM

Quote from: Jeff post_id=13985 time=1628246407 user_id=103how about the new bill that will put a tester in every vehicle to test if you're drunk or not?

yes.. if done properly, every vehicle in the country could be rendered inoperable with the flick of a switch

gcode · August 06, 2021, 03:49 AM

Jeff,
were you able to read that link I posted??
it is behind a paywall, but I used a "Share" function to
create the link.
I think this allows non subscribers to read the article
Can you confirm???

Jon@NOWHERE · August 06, 2021, 04:57 AM

Quote from: gcode post_id=13988 time=1628246971 user_id=60Jeff,
were you able to read that link I posted??
it is behind a paywall, but I used a "Share" function to
create the link.
I think this allows non subscribers to read the article
Can you confirm???

I can confirm that it allows you to read the article.

Shazam/TPP · August 06, 2021, 05:01 AM

closer and closer to "Minority Report", if you don't know what that is, it's a movie with Tom Cruise where they arrest you before you commit the crime based off your personal data...ie phones, computers,.....

Jon@NOWHERE · August 06, 2021, 05:04 AM

Quote from: Jeff post_id=13985 time=1628246407 user_id=103
Quote from: gcode post_id=13982 time=1628219269 user_id=60This is a crazy slippery slope

You think that's a slippery slope, how about the new bill that will put a tester in every vehicle to test if you're drunk or not?

Is that the same bill that also allows them to test pilot a program to charge everyone a tax per mile driven?

Jeff · August 06, 2021, 05:09 AM

Quote from: gcode post_id=13988 time=1628246971 user_id=60Jeff,
were you able to read that link I posted??
it is behind a paywall, but I used a "Share" function to
create the link.
I think this allows non subscribers to read the article
Can you confirm???

It worked fine for me.

Jeff · August 06, 2021, 05:14 AM

Quote from: Jon@NOWHERE post_id=13992 time=1628251478 user_id=65
Quote from: Jeff post_id=13985 time=1628246407 user_id=103
Quote from: gcode post_id=13982 time=1628219269 user_id=60This is a crazy slippery slope

You think that's a slippery slope, how about the new bill that will put a tester in every vehicle to test if you're drunk or not?

Is that the same bill that also allows them to test pilot a program to charge everyone a tax per mile driven?

Who knows. They way they structure bills is moronic. Always trying to slip something in unnoticed amongst a ton of other bloat and 1 good thing.
Say a bill allows the cure for cancer to be free and available everywhere also has something in it that allows the government to take your entire salary for a year gets voted down simply on the salary issue, the media will say that this person or that person voted no on free cancer cure.

Jim at Gentex · August 09, 2021, 06:08 AM

Quote from: gcode post_id=13982 time=1628219269 user_id=60This is a crazy slippery slope

For real.
It's not much of a stretch to imagine the same technology used to 'find' those materials on someone's phone could also be used to 'plant' those same kinds of materials.

Sure, everyone would be in favor of catching people associated with the abuse of children, but this kind of technology has the potential to be abused in a way that could ruin a completely innocent person's life.

Slippery slope indeed... :huh: