[Dismas]

Apple continues to raise red flags with its future plans. Storing drivers licenses and scanning images... Soon the iPhone will detect if you have a mental illness.

"Siri, am I depressed?"

Apple is working on features designed to detect depression, anxiety, autism, and the cognitive decline that can develop into Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal.

The depression and cognitive decline features would reportedly use extensive personal data collected by sensors on Apple devices like iPhones and Apple Watches, including information about users’ sleep patterns, physical activity, typing behavior and more.

Apple is reportedly working on the effort alongside researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, who are studying stress, anxiety and depression. The tech giant is also collaborating with drugmaker Biogen Inc., which is studying cognitive decline, according to the Journal.

Read More: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/i...ine-report

[mothered]

would reportedly use extensive personal data collected by sensors on Apple devices

Yet another reason to steer clear of Apple products.

I wonder what other private data they're planning to "exploit".

[unknown_error]

Well I seen something about Apple products now scan everyones hardware and storage for images that could be pornographic in nature, seeking child related content. I guess I have a two faced position in this personally, where on one side, Im like what about our privacy but then, if you are committing immoral acts I dont think you deserve said privacy.

So in one way I am glad for this but it will be likely be abused and act as a stepping stone till eventually we have no digital privacy whatsoever.

[mothered]

Well I seen something about Apple products now scan everyones hardware and storage for images that could be pornographic in nature, seeking child related content. I guess I have a two faced position in this personally, where on one side, Im like what about our privacy but then, if you are committing immoral acts I dont think you deserve said privacy.

but then, if you are committing immoral acts I dont think you deserve said privacy.

Absolutely, hence they should be selective with whom they target, as opposed to Invading anyone and everyone's privacy - the majority of which are Innocent Individuals.

[unknown_error]

Well I seen something about Apple products now scan everyones hardware and storage for images that could be pornographic in nature, seeking child related content. I guess I have a two faced position in this personally, where on one side, Im like what about our privacy but then, if you are committing immoral acts I dont think you deserve said privacy.

but then, if you are committing immoral acts I dont think you deserve said privacy.

Absolutely, hence they should be selective with whom they target, as opposed to Invading anyone and everyone's privacy - the majority of which are Innocent Individuals.

question is, how is this to be accomplished? How can the Gov's scan, monitor without invading privacy? I can see an AI or software that scans EVERYTHING and EVERYONE .... equally. so that could be fair. and only when conditions are met would a human intervene? They coudl review and then further act upon if the nature of content is in fact a concern?

Im not sure if that is what they are trying to do, but it would be nice if they just came out and said it...

We at apple take privacy seriously, but also, we take the safety and security of our society even more serious, thus we have a monitoring AI that only acts when content of said nature is discovered. THEN a human would be involved to review and notify authorities?

something liek that, to that nature at least. I feel more concerned when a company (may) have good or genuine intention but hide it and act as if nothing is going on, only leaving us all to guess what is their intention. Id rather set my intention and let the public know this, and stand 150% behind it, than hide it in the background. I feel this dishonesty would be the separation factor that only pushes people away from said technology or service. which seemingly would hinder progress finding pedos. for example. idk just seems shady to me. If Apple wants to hunt and convict pedos, fine by me, Im all for it. BUT dont hide it like a coward. just say that, and be proud of it.

but Im just me, not a dev or anything special so maybe theres tons of shit Im missing here, thus ignorant to a bigger perspective

[mothered]

question is, how is this to be accomplished? How can the Gov's scan, monitor without invading privacy?

That's their problem, not the consumers.

If I owned an Apple device, my concern would be to keep my privacy within the confines of my very own environment, and not try to establish how the government should conduct their operations. As long as they do not Invade what rightfully belongs to me, I couldn't care less about how they manage their processes.

[Accident Man]

In case anyone within the Sinisterly community did not know that mobile phones are surveillance devices, now you do.

[unknown_error]

In case anyone within the Sinisterly community did not know that mobile phones are surveillance devices, now you do.

oh shit not just smartphones, smart tv's, smart toasters, smart frigerators, smart alarm systems, monitoring systems, EVERYTHING electronic connected to the Internet is a point of contact that can be broken down and violated by good or bad actors.

[Accident Man]

I really do miss the days before the Internet and technology became what it is today.

[Spooky]

They are basically putting Apple on a dangerous pedastal, leading to a technological slippery slope. They will be able to know every single detail down to your government identification, never ending recording of your audio & camera, and now able to self diagnose you. We are leading to a very dangerous time.