mox, (edited )

Its trivial to defeat

Maybe, depending on the algorithm used. Some are designed to produce the same output given similar inputs.

It’s also easy to abuse systems like that in order to get someone falsely flagged, by generating a file with the same checksum as known CSAM.

It’s also easy for someone in power (or with the right access) to add checksums of anything they don’t like, such as documents associated with opposing political or religious views.

In other words, still invasive and dangerous.

More thoughts here: eff.org/…/why-adding-client-side-scanning-breaks-…

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