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This is the case where the scanning is being moved from iCloud to local devices -- still only for photos that are set to be uploaded to iCloud of course.. for n
by weikju 5y ago
This is the case where the scanning is being moved from iCloud to local devices -- still only for photos that are set to be uploaded to iCloud of course.. for now.
I think overall what bothers people is more anxiety about what comes NEXT. Sure, it's innocuous enough that photos will be scanned locally instead of remotely, in either case they are going to be shared to iCloud therefore scanned.
What about once they get pressure to expand this to all photos, uploaded to iCloud or not? Other kinds of materials, not just CSAM? Add other capabilities to scan other content, not just photos? etc etc etc...
- macintux 5y agoEven as a long-time fan of, and defender of, Apple, that's a very thorny concern. In the U.S., we can at least apply pressure to the politicians writing bad laws. In China, can Apple really say no to the government when they want to scan all iPhones for subversive documents?