Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden @Snowden

@Austin_Federa Apple's algorithm, NeuralHash, is a black box: we're not allowed to know how it works. The hash table is a black box. The threshold is a black box. Despite their claims to the contrary, these things are not being disclosed because they realize they may not stand up to scrutiny. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @evacide: There are mountains of research showing that filters for "sexually explicit" content overflag LGBTQ+ content. This "feature" i… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @Mixtatiq: The headlines in WaPo and the NYT - 'Apple will scan iPhones for child pornography' and 'Apple's iPhones will include new too… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @ZigaTurkEU: Big tech is delivering the best of Orwell and Huxley. https://t.co/2GoFJfRIFt — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

@Austin_Federa In my opinion, pretending that this is a safe or reasonable system -- or that will in any way end at "protecting the children" -- is intentionally dishonest. Cheers. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

@Austin_Federa Further, if Apple isn't generating the hashes themselves (one would assume the government--and NCMEC was created via an act of Congress--isn't handing over a pile of CSAM), they have **no idea** if a hash represents CSAM of that of a leaked document. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

@Austin_Federa I'm not going to get into a point by point, but it is literally a secret blacklist: Apple intentionally went out of their way to blind the hash table. Apple also directly states that hashes come not only from NCMEC, but other undisclosed organizations. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

The true epiphany is that you’re the one pulling the strings: you have more agency than your push-notifications would have you believe. https://t.co/6kHKskKvnY — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @privacyfan2021: @SarahJamieLewis https://t.co/dcD0NdmBpI — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @SarahJamieLewis: Clearly a rubicon moment for privacy and end-to-end encryption. I worry if Apple faces anything other than existentia… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

cheems bb no what is you doing https://t.co/YqweJ8ccIw — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @sjmurdoch: UK ISPs created a system to block child-abuse images but it only took a few years before they had to block knock-off watches… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

https://t.co/yN9DcTsBNT — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @OrdinaryGamers: @Snowden Linux phones rise up. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

No matter how well-intentioned, @Apple is rolling out mass surveillance to the entire world with this. Make no mistake: if they can scan for kiddie porn today, they can scan for anything tomorrow. They turned a trillion dollars of devices into iNarcs—*without asking.* — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @BenSpielberg: Yikes. This type of surveillance is really Orwellian and destroys @Apple’s claim to be a privacy-conscious tech company.… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

🚨🚨 Apple says to "protect children," they're updating every iPhone to continuously compare your photos and cloud storage against a secret blacklist. If it finds a hit, they call the cops. iOS will also tell your parents if you view a nude in iMessage. https://t.co/VZCTsrVnnc — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @evacide: Louder, for the people in the back: it’s impossible to build a client-side scanning system that can only be used for sexually… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @SarahJamieLewis: I hate going all slippery-slope, but I look at the slope, and governments around the world are covering it in oil, and… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @xor: The unanimity with which privacy experts oppose this move by Apple is striking. There's no question, this concession leads to endl… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

Once you wake up to the idea that the world has been patterned, intentionally or unintentionally, in ways you don’t agree with, you can begin to change it. https://t.co/6kHKsl26My — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @debostic: No one is defending explicit pictures of minors but this is category 5 insane. How long until this is used to scan your pho… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

Apple plans to modify iPhones to constantly scan for contraband: “It is an absolutely appalling idea, because it is going to lead to distributed bulk surveillance of our phones and laptops,” said Ross Anderson, professor of security engineering. https://t.co/rS92HR3pUZ — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

The easier it becomes to produce information, the harder that information becomes to consume — and the harder we have to work to separate the spurious from the significant. https://t.co/6kHKsl26My — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

It's just all so sad. I'm going to go write something that actually matters. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

I hope someone is able to help this man, because he is beyond my power to reach. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

I want you to try and imagine a public intellectual arguing the proper response to the revelation of his years-long harrassment of critics is to claim: 1) His victims were the real bullies 2) He is the real victim 3) The true problem is my speaking out And then attacking *me.* — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @matthew_d_green: Regardless of what Apple’s long term plans are, they’ve sent a very clear signal. In their (very influential) opinion,… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @matthew_d_green: So when Apple develops a technology that’s capable of scanning encrypted content, you can’t just say “well, I wonder w… — PolitiTweet.org

Edward Snowden @Snowden

RT @matthew_d_green: I feel it’s also worth reminding people of something: Apple operates the only remaining *large-scale* E2EE encrypted m… — PolitiTweet.org