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UK to "encourage" Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

48 points by GlumWoodpecker

by pjc50

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Having even one piece of mandatory unremovable software implies a whole chain of removed software freedom. Might be useful to dig into this and see who's pushing it - Lord Cass again?

by gherkinnn

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These puritan clowns would first need to define what constitutes "nudity". But then this entire endeavour is just another pretext to increase digital control. The ambiguity of "nudity" only helps their cause.

by netsharc

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I wonder if tattooing the EURion constellation (1) near my genitals would prevent it from being photographed.
Or, if it would break face recognition systems... (the one tattooed near the face)
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

by Fricken

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Not everything needs a software based solution. When it comes to nudity I believe that the best way to prevent the spread of nudity is to stop it at the source, right there at the genitals, with physical coverings. This way the nudity is blocked before it has the opportunity to become a victim of mass-dissemination.

by thisislife2

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An offline AI system in the Camera app that detects when a subject is nude, and educates teenagers of the law and consequences of taking and sending nude photos (through a simple pop-up - "Do you still want to take a nude photo? Yes. No), maybe a good idea. If a user ignores the pop-up and take a nude snap of themselves, for whatever purpose that's their right (and their own problem). There's only so much "nannying" people can do with teens and government can do to us adults.

by breakloop

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“prevent any nudity being displayed on screen" - full stop? So, constant real-time scanning of whatever is displayed on screen? Are they stupid?

by ChrisArchitect

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Source: https://www.ft.com/content/0ef79775-eadf-4cc9-b32c-e97b0eff8... (https://archive.ph/Vrw4i)

by darubedarob

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by t23414321

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by musicale

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by metalman

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the first line
"prevent phones from displaying nude images except when users verify that they are adults"
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