This is met with disbelief because of one simple fact: There is nothing that limits Apple from scanning other files, other than “we pinkie swear we won’t.” Cor

This is met with disbelief because of one simple fact: There is nothing that limits Apple from scanning other files, other than “we pinkie swear we won’t.” Corporations have a terrible record about breaking non-revenue-impacting pinkie swears. Breaking this one - especially when “what about the children” is involved - would have no meaningful impact on their revenue or share price, it could even go up.