![]() ![]() The fact that these devices run a nonfree operating system: iOS. Over the millions of Apple devices around the world stems chiefly from Urge it to reverse it, its ability to exert autocratic influence Not just an end to this specific abuse of proprietary softwareĬontrol, but an end to the entire underlying power dynamic. Implore all iPhone users to take this as a wake-up call, and to demand Thousands of people asking it to change direction here, we also Third-party other than Apple to do this notarizing for them using free Only, and that users should be permitted to select a reputable Service of this type, and showed why such a service should be opt-in That article, we highlighted the ethical problems with a notary Running apps Apple has not approved, or perhaps to put it moreĬlearly, to prevent users from running programs Apple doesn't like. We detailed the ways in which Apple prevents its users from On their devices, and what data those programs send. We really expect it to stand up for its users when it is asked forĭata on someone deemed a political threat?Īpple's users should have the right to fully control what programs run The Taiwanese flag emoji on Apple iPhones in mainland China, can If Apple is willing to cave to authorities for something as small as Pro-democracy materials on the phone of a user in a repressive state. Leveraging this system to perform other types of scans, such as for There is absolutely nothing to stop Apple from ![]() It from providing that information to other types of lawĮnforcement? The nonfree program that's scanning iPhones for CSAM nowĬould be configured to scan for another type of material, and users User devices for other types of photos and other materials, or stop Once this precedent has been set, what will stop Apple from scanning Intentional, and it should give us pause. Has over its platforms for the benefit of its users. Apple isĬompletely unwilling to concede any part of the autocratic control it Precisely the problem that users are now encountering. Remember, because it's so often glossed over, is that Apple has doneĪnd will do nothing to protect Apple users from Apple, and this is Aside from this, all we haveĪre the promises of a corporation that long ago showed it could not beĪpple has sometimes appeared to defend users' data from lawĮnforcement and three-letter government agencies, and has also all tooĮagerly caved. Princeton researchers who developed what seems to be very similar Just what it is searching for, how it goes about looking for it, and Surveillance system is proprietary, no one can verify its claims of Will not hesitate to capitalize on any data that it gets its hands on,Īnd it rarely budges when asked for more transparency. Observer of the situation, and why should we trust it? We know that it Raises important questions: what makes Apple a righteous and objective User privacy, one which it has taken care to widely advertise. Such an action flies in the face of Apple's stated claim to care about With whom it is sharing that information. Messages, photos, videos, banking information, and business records Īll without anyone being able to verify what it is looking for, or ![]() In the coming weeks, users will beĪllowing Apple to comb through a portable computer containing private This is precisely the situation in which millions of Apple Wouldn't agree to it if it was a person with a track record of workingĪgainst our best interests, and exploiting us for their own Someone come and scour through our house on a whim. Despite the claims in its TV commercials, Apple is an enemy Parents of sexual materials sent from their child's iPhone.Īppealing to such an emotionally intense and important issue is aĭangerous and shrewd way for Apple to seize more control over iPhone Update: one which compares photos stored on the device to hashes of aĭatabase of known CSAM hashes, and one which (optionally) alerts Two types of surveillance to all iPhone models receiving a forthcoming In short, Apple has stated it will roll out ![]() Precedent these practices set for a user's privacy and right toĬontrol their own device. The world have highlighted the grave implications and dangerous Really is is a way to use proprietary software to constantly searchĪnd spy on its users' devices. Material (CSAM), but whatever it claims it is searching for, what it Surveillance system as a way to monitor for Child Sexual Abuse In the last few weeks, Apple announced that it will beginĪctively monitoring the photos and videos stored on the iPhones of As we imagine that any changes it decides to make will fall short of the full freedom Apple users deserve, we encourage you to keep voicing your objections - especially to Tim Cook directly. Update: As a response to global public outcry, Apple has temporarily postponed its new surveillance system. ![]()
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