The reaction to the recent announcement that Apple would begin scanning iCloud photos for CSAM was not just because of privacy concerns, but because it legitimizes other service providers to do the same.
Read Internet of Snitches.
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- In a similar way a data dividend law would undermine privacy and encourage acceptance of exploitative behavior.
- More client side scanning would contribute to more social cooling.
- If privacy is the right to be imperfect, then an internet of snitches produces more extreme value signaling.