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I’ve got the feeling that they’re already doing this on their servers for photos that are uploaded to iCloud (which I believe is pretty standard for services li
by oktoberpaard 5y ago
I’ve got the feeling that they’re already doing this on their servers for photos that are uploaded to iCloud (which I believe is pretty standard for services like this). By moving this scan to the devices themselves they can offer end to end encrypted storage without losing the ability to scan for child sex abuse images. Hence, I wouldn’t be surprised if they launch end to end encrypted iCloud storage within the next year.
- new299 5y agoYes they already seem to scan iCloud: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/01/09/apples-scanning-icloud-photos-for-child-abuse-images/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/01/09/apples-scanning-... But I seriously doubt they will make iCloud end-to-end encrypted. If they wanted to do that they would have done so already. And why not announce it at the same time, which might give them an overall PR win? But we shall see I guess!
- em500 5y agoMoreover, if they make it truly end-to-end encrypted, they wouldn't even need to scan on the server side (since they'd only be storing random bytes from their perspective).
- tpush 5y agoThat's pretty much the theory of a lot of people on this. On-device CSAM scanning as a trade-off for making iCloud backups, photos etc. e2e encrypted.