tylersdad

Wesley Hilliard said:

tylersdad said:

It starts with examining personal pictures ostensibly to prevent child exploitation, but where does it lead? Where does it end?

Apple isn't examining personal pictures. No one is examining anything. Your photo has a unique number based on how the pixels are laid out, that number is compared to a database of numbers representing images for an exact match. False positives are one in a trillion. This is overly-simplified, but that's the basic overview. There isn't some algorithm looking for nudity in images.

Where does it end? It already has ended. The tool exists, it took years to develop, it is rolling out this fall. There is no "next."

Um, how do they look at the pixels if they don't examine the image? Do you have any idea how this technology even works? It doesn't appear so. To look at the pixels compare them to pixels in reference images, they must open both images. If they are opening the image and reading the pixels, then they are examining personal pictures. Are you trying to be obtuse purposely? 

Your answer to "where it ends" is beyond ridiculous. There is always a next. There are always enhancements. It's the nature of technology. 

mknelson said:

Beats said:

Some of this sounds like PR BS. I don’t see how this helps children like Tim claims.  And Apple collaborating with the government is embarrassing.

Collaborating with the government how? (you are the government in a democracy btw).

How? By looking at private information on a privately owned phone without the consent of the owner or a warrant to search such information. 

This is essentially a warrantless search of a person's personal property. 

We've already seen that the government is colluding with social media to censor posts which they deem unfavorable to them. We've already seen the government asking people to rat out their family members and friends for what they perceive as "extremist" behavior. Is it really that much of a stretch to think the government would ask tech companies to monitor emails and messages for extremist content?

This is monumentally bad for privacy. It's making me reconsider my investments in Apple products. My entire family belongs to the Apple ecosystem. We all have some version of the iPhone 12, iPads and Apple Watches. It starts with examining personal pictures ostensibly to prevent child exploitation, but where does it lead? Where does it end? 

elijahg said:

No one is going to buy an iPhone over an Android phone because it’s 1 or 2mm thinner. But someone certainly would buy an Android phone with a 24 hour battery over an iPhone with a 15 hour battery. Make the damn thing slightly thicker, which allows them to lose the camera bump, make longer telephoto lenses more easily, make the camera’s aperture wider, have better battery life, better speakers, better Taptic Engine and no stupid charging wart. The number of functional compromises made to satisfy the obsession over thinness is ridiculous. 

Totally agree. And to your other post that shows the iPhone case with the built in battery, I would actually prefer that over the Mag Safe one. At least the giant hump on the back is flat, which means I would be able to use my phone as a level again. With the bump from the camera, the level feature is essentially useless, unless the level takes into account the camera bump. 

lmasanti said:

Will they continue with coal and natural gas firing power plants to pay for more solar/wind projects?

Oh, no! They are the ones that fill GOP's congressmen pockets!

The solar/wind energy companies fill the pockets of Democrats (remember Solyndra?). What's your point?