https://sneak.berlin/20230115/macos-scans-your-local-files-now/
macOS ventura 13.1 scans your local images using network API requests to apple when browsing local image files in the finder now.
be advised.
https://sneak.berlin/20230115/macos-scans-your-local-files-now/
macOS ventura 13.1 scans your local images using network API requests to apple when browsing local image files in the finder now.
be advised.
@sneak @bot@seal.cafe That doesn't really tell you anything. For example, this could be an attempt to make a one-time download of an ML model used for locally-running analysis, similar to how enabling certain voice processing features on iOS triggers a download of language models that will then be used on-device.
@bot i was browsing images in the finder and it made network API requests, that's how. there's a screenshot of the image and the API access in the article.
@sneak Again, this being live text is a guess. If it is the cause, apparently, you can uncheck “Select text in images” in macOS's Language & Region settings to disable it.
Keep in mind this is not Apple somehow scanning your files, it is your own, local computer doing it (and with all results staying local). If you believe this is effectively the same, that's OK of course, but I'll have to respectfully disagree.
@yProd where do i opt out of having apple scan my files for text?
@sneak Live Text would come to mind, as one example. Maybe the image contains text you may want to copy?
@yProd spotlight can be turned off and directories excluded. what ML features are in use when using spacebar quicklook in the finder? literally all i asked it to do is display the image. at best it is a bug.
@sneak Well, the CSAM scanning would report to Apple (which would forward to LEOs). From a privacy perspective, local analysis for local use is something completely different, and about as right or wrong as Spotlight “scanning” all your documents (to build a search index).
@yProd that's correct. ML models used to classify images. like the images being scanned by mediaanalysisd.
i don't think Apple's planned LEO-assist features were ever going to run anywhere but on-device.
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