You're pulling that quote out as if the article is asserting the obvious answer to that question is yes, but the article's entire thesis is "the slippery-slope

You're pulling that quote out as if the article is asserting the obvious answer to that question is yes, but the article's entire thesis is "the slippery-slope argument is a legitimate concern" (that's in quotes because, well, it's literally a quote). Literally the next sentence after the one you quoted: > If they don’t, and these features creep into surveillance for things like political dissent, copyright infringement, LGBT imagery, or adult pornography — anything at all beyond irrefutable CSAM — it’ll prove disastrous to Apple’s reputation for privacy protection.