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by EGreg 1764 days ago
So, everyone is going to turn off their iCloud sync and they won’t be a target anymore?
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croutonwagon 1764 days ago
Well according to reports that are generally the source of these collisions, the hashing code has been on the device since around December 2020 (14.3)

https://old.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/p6hsoh/p_a...

If Apple hasn't been honest about WHEN it was built into and added to their code base, why would anyone take their word for HOW its being used, or many of the other statements they are putting in their documents as of yet, at least until they are verified

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heavyset_go 1764 days ago
It doesn't necessarily mean that it will stop them from being a target, because Apple says this[1]:

> This program is ambitious, and protecting children is an important responsibility. These efforts will evolve and expand over time.

[1] https://www.apple.com/child-safety/

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copperx 1764 days ago
> This program is ambitious, and protecting children is an important responsibility. These efforts will evolve and expand over time.

"Think of the children" is the most recognizable trope in TV and film. They couldn't have phrased that to be more Orwellian.

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copperx 1764 days ago
Yes, until they add local scanning to macOS / iOS / iPad OS.
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