Re: Apple accused of underreporting suspected CSAM on its platforms

On 2024-07-30 10:01, Chips Loral wrote:

Alan wrote:

The issue was indeed a bug

  https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/stop_apple_scanning_iphone_photos.html
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You're just showing your ignorance now.
1. There was a proposed Apple system for checking images that were to be uploaded to Apple's iCloud system for photos and videos. That checking was going to take place ON THE PHONE and it was only going to compare images to KNOWN CSAM images. That system is what your "article" is talking about.
2. That system was never actually implemented.
3. Long after that, someone noticed a network connection made by a piece of software called "mediaanalysisd" (media analysis daemon) to an Apple server, but that connection:
a. Was a GET that never actually sent any information TO the server.
b. Was clearly a bug, as it was removed during an OS update.