Bruce Schneier article on the inclusion of a backdoor is interesting. He makes the case, as he often does that any backdoor type of inclusion might readily be abused by police or government. The case of the use of locked Iphones in a crime, where Apple made a point of not cracking the log-in, has been much discussed. Schneier and other security pundits come down on trusting law enforcement less. Now Apple seems to be taking an opposite view for some crimes that they think they can reliably detect.
" .. Apple Adds a Backdoor to iMesssage and iCloud Storage (For child abuse detection )
Apple’s announcement that it’s going to start scanning photos for child abuse material is a big deal. ...I have been following the details, and discussing it in several different email lists. I don’t have time right now to delve into the details, but wanted to post something .... '
This article is under development and as usual has a growing number of interesting comments. ...
UPDATE: A more technical review of Apples proposal from Steve Gibson, which better characterizes what Apple is doing. Softens the backdoor hysteria being promoted above. - FAD
Steve Gibson in TWIT
https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-831-Notes.pdf
'Apples CSAM Mistake' Page 11-13 ...
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