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[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Apart from the fact that this is just a massive Big Brother move, it's also so easy to abuse. Imagine a psycho ex decides you need to suffer forever. All they need to do is email you a photo. Your phone downloads it automatically. You don't even need to open it and look at the email, let alone the attachment - and all of a sudden you've got the police knocking down your door. Even if you manage to clear it up, you're now on a list somewhere until you die.

[–]StrategicTactic 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It is far worse than that. If you post some wrongthink on social media, now they have a means to conduct a raid on you and your property without any need to go through the court. All they would need is to say "our software indicated he had illicit images". The 4th amendment died long ago with the Patriot Act, but this just nails the coffin shut. Even if you don't have an iphone, what is to stop them from getting one in your name?

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Even if you don't have an iphone, what is to stop them from getting one in your name?

Well, that's even more chilling.