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CSAM

How QuickLook Preview doesn’t tell Apple about images

A thorough look at Live Text, and why it might need to connect to Apple’s servers. Could it be sending image identifiers or text extracted from your local images?

January 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Demonstrating causal connections using the log

I’m browsing images in the Finder, when my software firewall tells me macOS is trying to phone home to one of Apple’s servers. We all know what that means, don’t we?

January 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Is Apple checking images we view in the Finder?

Can it be true that Apple is sent information about every image we browse in the Finder? Analysis of Visual Look Up and Live Text and when it happens.

January 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Is Apple scanning the images on my Mac?

Some suspect Apple of scanning images stored on your Mac. What evidence is there that could be happening?

October 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Is Look Up destined for CSAM?

Remember Apple’s failed attempt to detect CSAM in images? Would that have been similar to the way that Visual Look Up works? Is this the thin end of the wedge?

March 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Throw caution to the wind

Over the coming year in which Big Sur will be eligible for only security fixes, is it going to be a wide choice, or would Monterey be better value?

August 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Trust Apple

Apple hasn’t trusted us with the knowledge of what’s in macOS 11.5.2 update, but expects us to trust it not to abuse its checks on CSAM.

August 15, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

How Apple intends checking images for CSAM

Apple’s controversial proposals to check photos for CSAM content before they’re uploaded to iCloud depend on image matching, as explained here.

August 9, 2021 General, Macs, Technology
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