I'd rather wished it detected when it is time for you to go too pee or poo...
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Apple Researching Ways to Use iPhone Camera to Detect Childhood Autism
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So you don't see anything weird about Apple thinking it's their duty to find whether your child has autism. Because, why not?
Then simply don't opt in for the autism check should that come to being.
"Don't they have better things to do?"
It's called research. You may not be aware of what that's about.
iPhone: Your phone has detected you are white, middle aged and male. Your iCloud quota has been reduced to 1GB
No, they’re potentially providing a optional tool to help YOU determine if your child has autism, and then seek a professional opinion/diagnosis.
Society is really weird at the moment - people are fearful about trivial things yet fearless in the face of actual danger.
Apple needs to let users decide what to do with all of those sensors and all of that computing power before they scare all of us away. (Fairly sure I've already bought my last iPhone. Too much, Apple. Far too much.).
So you don't see anything weird about Apple, a consumer electronics company, considering diagnosing Autism their business, by using the biometric sensors they implemented to unlock their devices?
The big question is, what do they care?
Where was that mentioned?
Maybe they should also detect this…
Far bigger issue in the Apple community when compared to autism.
Far bigger issue in the Apple community when compared to autism.
Simply return it if it was an iPhone 13 purchase and find happiness.
It's implicit in using their hardware for doing so without anybody asking them to do it.
There is a decision making process here.
Nope. What if a third party developer decided to produce an app with the same functionality & purpose? Is that more acceptable and if so, why? You choose to use it or not either way. I think this research is interesting and provided it’s all on-device & private, I don’t give a hoot what my device is capable of doing.
Really? Can you cite where that was stated? Or are you just making stuff up?
So I can op out? Apple will rollout an iOS Version expecially for me without the scanning code included?
The only way to opt out is NOT to buy Apple devices. If that`s what they aim for, you are welcome.
Ah ok, if you find it normal there is nothing I can possibly say.
But as you can see, many of us don't. I just want a smartphone, not an electronic parent of a sort.
If we are to believe the rumor, somebody had to decide it. Why do you change the subject so stubbornly? Do you work for Apple or are you a shareholder?
Yes, you may not be aware that yes, you can opt out or in with respect to many health/diagnostics/etc. aspects of iOS and MacOS.
I'm surprised you didn't know that.
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Changing the subject? We're talking about the rumor regarding the research Apple is apparently conducting with respect to autism detection, right? Or are you thinking it's about the Apple Car?
I am totally aware of that, but please read my post again and you will understand.
I want an OS WITHOUT this kind of code included in the software. I don't care if can "opt out" somehow, which may work or not ...
Apple hasn't stated anything nor published a white paper.
"According to anonymous people" is a rumor, to my mind.
And I wanted a pony, but had to settle for a bicycle.
Write Tim Cook and give him a piece of your mind. Will you do it?
Yes, absolutely. Which is why I used the qualifier apparently in one post and rumor in another (post# 49).