How long do we have left before the iPhone in your pocket begins quietly filing reports about encountering “extremist” political material, or about your presence at a "civil disturbance"?

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How long do we have left before the iPhone in your pocket begins quietly filing reports about encountering “extremist” political material, or about your presence at a "civil disturbance"? (edwardsnowden.substack.com)

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If they are announcing they are scanning cloud stored images, they are already capable of doing more. That's just a toe in the water to see how people respond.

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