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Meredith Whittaker Sep 2, 2023

Apple's statement is the death knell for the idea that it's possible to scan everyone's comms AND preserve privacy.

Apple has many of the best cryptographers + software eng on earth + infinite $.

If they can't, no one can. (They can't. No one can.)

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-csam-scanning-heat-initiative-letter/

Apple's Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday.

WIRED

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Michael Gemar Sep 2, 2023

@Mer__edith @danhon It’s a terrible problem, and I respect Apple for its consistent message that privacy isn’t something that can be turned off for specific issues.

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Alexander The 1st

@michaelgemar @Mer__edith @danhon I mean, they did *try* to make it, but after reading the article, I suspect they thought about it, and then realized that their Genius Bars could probably be better suited for doing this, if they wanted to do something like this...which they realized they don't want to, because it would set precedent for doing more of it for other types of content.