Security expert says Apple giving into Russia proves CSAM assurances cannot be trusted
Apple giving into Russia twice this week on key civil liberties issues proves that the company’s CSAM misuse assurances cannot be trusted, argues a high-profile security expert.
Apple today pulled from the App Store an opposition tactical voting app after the Russian government threatened specific local company employees with “punishment” if they refused. It turns out that Apple also turned off its Private Relay service in Russia just yesterday, likely also in response to government pressure…
When Apple announced its plans to scan iPhones for Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), many pointed out that exactly the same technology could be used to scan phones for things like political content by opponents of repressive governments.
A digital fingerprint can be created for any type of material, not just CSAM. What’s to stop an authoritarian government adding to the database images of political campaign posters or similar?
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Joseph Cox on Twitter: "In a call today with Apple, we asked if China demanded Apple deploy its CSAM or a similar system to detect images other than CSAM (political, etc), would Apple pull out of that market? Apple speaker said that would be above their pay grade, and system not launching in China."
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