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Silent3

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25. I suppose that someone, somewhere, is legally allowed to have illegal images...

Reply to Effete Snob (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 5, 2021, 09:41 PM

Aug 2021

...to use as training for AI software.

Way, way back in the day of the Reagan admin, with Ed Messe going on his war on porn, I remember reading about some of his people having huge collections of illegal material "for research". Makes you wonder how many people got involved just to get to look at it.

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Apple unveils plans to scan US iPhones for images of child sex abuse [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 OP

Wow, isn't that a huge breach of privacy? Illegality be damned, that can't be true Lettuce Be Aug 2021 #1

Ditto Champp Aug 2021 #2

First paragraph: technology that would allow AI to detect images of child pornography, not look at PortTack Aug 2021 #3

Fortunately, AI never makes mistakes Effete Snob Aug 2021 #9

Yeah, this seems like a massive invasion of privacy. bearsfootball516 Aug 2021 #4

Evidently, it holds up all the time with Microsoft. displacedtexan Aug 2021 #24

It may be the case that in the user agreement, it states that anything stored in Apple's cloud Earth-shine Aug 2021 #5

Correct. It becomes a 4th Amend issue when LE is involved leftstreet Aug 2021 #8

Precisely. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #10

Yep - this sounds like it will be rife with those sorts of things Effete Snob Aug 2021 #14

sounds like a nightmare Johonny Aug 2021 #23

I really believe if this were true, it'd be everywhere on the news jimfields33 Aug 2021 #16

Orwellian Celerity Aug 2021 #6

So, no investigation, no warrant-- apple just scans our pix and decides on its own... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #7

"bashing your door down and ransacking your house" Earth-shine Aug 2021 #11

That's what Apple says. Who has the copyright to the pictures? Who took them? If I rent a... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #17

I'm not sure what you are arguing, here. Earth-shine Aug 2021 #18

So, you're saying it's OK for Apple to dig into your personal files because somehow... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #20

I'm not the one who gave them permission. You did! Earth-shine Aug 2021 #21

I'm curious how the AI works Effete Snob Aug 2021 #12

I suppose that someone, somewhere, is legally allowed to have illegal images... Silent3 Aug 2021 #25

Next up - AI to look for images of 'undisclosed locations' speak easy Aug 2021 #13

This is going to hurt a lot of people. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Aug 2021 #19

President Biden Needs to make all cell phone makers do this. twin_ghost Aug 2021 #22

No. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #26

If you have nothing to hide then you won't oppose this. twin_ghost Aug 2021 #29

Dio you have curtains? canetoad Aug 2021 #31

That's not how it works. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #32

China gonna love it! moondust Aug 2021 #27

They'll find it even if they have to put it there first DavidDvorkin Aug 2021 #28

Kick dalton99a Aug 2021 #30