Re: [arch-d] IAB Statement on Encryption and Mandatory Client-side Scanning of Content

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hi Victorio,

I trimmed the Cc.

At 01:13 AM 19-12-2023, Vittorio Bertola wrote:
>Great! So, could the IAB please tell Apple to stop preventing me 
>from running on my MacBook Pro executables that didn't go through 
>their app store or vetting process? A few days ago I tried to run 
>"rar" via command line after getting it via Homebrew, and my laptop 
>simply refused to do so because rar's developer isn't a friend of 
>Apple, and in the end I had to go through a seven click process at 
>the third level of the computer's settings just to be able to run 
>rar. I never asked for this check, but apparently there is no way, 
>not even a cumbersome one, to disable it permanently.
>
>Somehow, however, this kind of client-side scanning and blocking of 
>content "imposed upon the operator of the device whether they want 
>it or not" does not seem to be a problem for the IAB, but blocking CSAM is.

If I understand the above correctly, you argued that the IAB is being 
selective about which content can be blocked.  The IAB statement 
could create such a perception.  The silence of the IAB, excluding 
the two persons who may be affiliated with it, does not make matters 
any better.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy