Libre Solutions Network on Nostr: Many great points. The fact that an Apple-like system can be repurposed for such ...

Many great points. The fact that an Apple-like system can be repurposed for such censorship and surveillance made the Apple 2021 product effort even more problematic. The EU has documented instances in which spyware has been used to “destroy media freedom and freedom of expression” in Hungary and to silence government critics in Poland. Client-side scanning technologies could also be used for such purposes. In publicly backing away from client-side scanning to a privacy-protective product regime, Apple took a strong and highly principled stance that protected people’s privacy and security—and, in so doing, society’s.https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-shapeshifting-crypto-wars