Apple knowingly ignoring child porn is a “never-ending nightmare,” lawsuit says.
    • jdeath@lemm.eeEnglish
      18·
      14 days ago

      they should never have let the idea gotten so far… that it became public knowledge. was a fucking stupid idea

    • john89@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      13 days ago

      Yeah, the amount of resources capitalists waste on bullshit lawsuits is absurd.

      It’s like people don’t realize the lawyers are the ones who always win, so they have a vested interest in convincing people to sue as often as possible.

  • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
    54·
    14 days ago

    The proposed class action comes after Apple scrapped a controversial CSAM-scanning tool last fall that was supposed to significantly reduce CSAM spreading in its products. Apple defended its decision to kill the tool after dozens of digital rights groups raised concerns that the government could seek to use the functionality to illegally surveil Apple users for other reasons. Apple also was concerned that bad actors could use the functionality to exploit its users and sought to protect innocent users from false content flags.

    Honestly, if they eat this $1.2B fee and chalk it up to standing up for user’s privacy, this is a massive win for them.

    • LorIps@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      13 days ago

      Do they even have standing to sue? I see that suit getting dismissed the second it reaches a judge

    • john89@lemmy.caEnglish
      72·
      13 days ago

      Why exactly is Apple responsible for this?

      Should we also hold camera manufacturers responsible for the recording equipment used in child porn?

      • stevedice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        17·
        13 days ago

        If the recording equipment came with a subscription to a cloud storage provider that automatically uploaded everything you record on it by default and they did not report it to the authorities. Yes, we should.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      13 days ago

      They can afford it, too.

      “Our record business performance during the September quarter drove nearly $27 billion in operating cash flow, allowing us to return over $29 billion to our shareholders,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO. (SOURCE)

  • Noxy@yiffit.netEnglish
    361·
    13 days ago

    i hope it gets thrown out.

    apple sucks generally but them walking back A LITERAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL WIRETAP was a solid decision.

    their announcement of the shit in the first place was what caused me to go through the hell that is moving out of the walled garden. been linux and grapheneOS and dumb watches ever since.