You're right, the iCloud Photo is actually encrypted on transit and on the server, but the server has the decryption key[1]. However they've been doing server-s

You're right, the iCloud Photo is actually encrypted on transit and on the server, but the server has the decryption key[1]. However they've been doing server-side scan for iCloud since quite some times ago[2], which is why I think this technique in the article plus End-to-End Encryption could be better for privacy than the status quo. [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 [2]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/02/11/how-apple-intercepts-and-reads-emails-when-it-finds-child-abuse/?sh=71125dc31c29 https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/02/11/how-a...