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2021-08-07 -Land of the Free

Apple will scan all U.S. iPhones for illegal child abuse imagery, prompting privacy concerns

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-07 00:09|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 But imagine what it could do in the hands of an authoritarian government

No need to 'imagine' anything. We are already quite acquainted with an 'authoritarian government.'

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-07 00:15|| 2021-08-07 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 got that right

Posted by Chris 2021-08-07 00:27|| 2021-08-07 00:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Backdoor access? What if they can plant illegal files, what then?

Posted by magpie 2021-08-07 01:26|| 2021-08-07 01:26|| Front Page Top

#4 ^^^
Glad you brought this up Magpie

Please see the information on the CalyxInstitute.Org privacy website.

I am a member and have started to switch all my communications to "privacy" - Verizon was terminated - Calyx internet installed within this month. T-Mobile is being terminated - CalyxOS ordered to replace it. I will begin to replace all my 'mainstream' e-mails with 'secure' providers. Onion browser only being used.

Consider the above Apple report as only the first start to control all Apple media, computers and apps. The tide has turned against any privacy in using FAANG - Big Tech - FAANG is an acronym for the five most popular and best performing tech stocks in the market, namely Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet's Google.

Posted by Cleretch Angemp5483 2021-08-07 01:55|| 2021-08-07 01:55|| Front Page Top

#5
Correction - Not T-Mobile but Pure Talk - rents coverage from AT&T - Calyx uses T-Mobile & Sprint

Posted by Cleretch Angemp5483 2021-08-07 02:06|| 2021-08-07 02:06|| Front Page Top

#6 They wouldn't break terrorist's passwords, but they will scan your pictures.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-07 06:27|| 2021-08-07 06:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Excellent choice of graphic, B.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-07 06:28|| 2021-08-07 06:28|| Front Page Top

#8 So you'd better not take a pic of your 1 year-old on a bear skin rug,,,,

Posted by Mercutio 2021-08-07 06:34|| 2021-08-07 06:34|| Front Page Top

#9 'A setback for people's privacy all over the world': WhatsApp joins avalanche of criticism of Apple's plan to scan iPhones for images of child abuse and send them to police after an employee checks them

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-07 06:37|| 2021-08-07 06:37|| Front Page Top

#10
OK pick an cover excuse for SPYING on citizenry.

"potential child abuse imagery"

So they use this 1 in 250,000+++ case to justify violating the rights of 249,000 +++ others?

For those interested in greater Android security and privacy that will be jumping the Status Symbol Apple Iphone ship. Checkout Open Source apps.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-07 06:54|| 2021-08-07 06:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Glad I kept that old flip phone.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-08-07 12:25|| 2021-08-07 12:25|| Front Page Top

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