Comments by "Sasha S" (@sashas3362) on "Apple Client-Side Scanning Ruins Phone Security For Everyone" video.

I mentioned this to someone and he said any sort of automated crime detection is unconstitutional. He pointed to some cases involving automated speed traps set up on roadsides which take a picture if you go over the speed limit. He said a cop has to witness it, can't be a machine because that is unconstitutional. I don't know if that is correct but I do vaguely recall hearing something about how those speedtrap fines can be challenged in court and you will win because it is illegal/unconstitutional for some reason. I don't know why it is illegal. Maybe because it involves warrantless search before probable cause. The same may apply where client side scanning for criminal activity using phones are concerned. I personally don't have a problem with law enforcement using automated technologies to punish people for speeding or other traffic violations. Not enough is being done to ensure safety on the road imo. But use of automated violation detectors may be illegal. I'm inclined to say that if client side scanning protects kids then maybe it isn't so bad. But the gov tends to use kids as an excuse to take away rights and privacy. For example, I have discovered libraries are censoring online content using various filtering technology such as customized blacklists and also some "intelligent" ai based filtering of some sort. They admit that their filtering will result in some sites being unjustly blocked. They try to make it sound like that isn't a problem though because all you need to do is let the librarian know and they will unblock the site if it doesn't break their rules. That is intolerable imo because it is a violation of privacy. I shouldn't have to disclose to them what website I am trying to access. That is none of their beeswax. This lead me to discover that they aren't using secure DNS because they need to know the domain names to filter! I asked to see their privacy policy but they don't have one for using their computers or wifi hotspots. I tried to explain to them why that is a problem but they just didn't seem to understand. They kept saying things like "listen, we're NOT going to let people come in here and access illegal content". imo they shouldn't be policing people like that. Leave the policing to law enforcement. I mean if people come in there and start accessing illegal content then the police can arrest them. They are just using the excuse of protecting kids to spy and censor imo. It should be illegal for libraries to do that because that can lead to civil rights violations and abuses such as censoring perfectly legal content or a stalinesque purge of political enemies.
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