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Note that: 1) its only scanned on upload to iCloud, so if you don't upload then its not scanned 2) (per another article, https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/05/app
by RegnisGnaw 5y ago
Note that:
1) its only scanned on upload to iCloud, so if you don't upload then its not scanned
2) (per another article, https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/05/apple-icloud-photos-scanni https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/05/apple-icloud-photos-scanni...): Most cloud services — Dropbox, Google, and Microsoft to name a few — already scan user files for content that might violate their terms of service or be potentially illegal, like CSAM.
So you really can't opt out unless you avoid all cloud photos
- rantwasp 5y agoyes it’s only icloud photos for now. what’s going to be next? are you going to have a huge scandal every time they turn on a new “feature”?
- RegnisGnaw 5y agoIts interesting that its only brought up when Apple does it. Google, MS, Dropbox, etc gets a pass..
- rantwasp 5y agoGoogle, MS, Dropbox don't wave their Privacy flag and pretend they are better than everyone. Guess I'll add Apple to my "do not buy stuff from them" list
- drampelt 5y agoPeople have been talking about other companies doing that for ages, and many specifically choose Apple products because of their perceived commitment to privacy.