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I think what you mean is that you don't control the iCloud Photos client, Apple does. Your photos are scanned by the iCloud Photos "client" (which is built into
by danudey 5y ago
I think what you mean is that you don't control the iCloud Photos client, Apple does. Your photos are scanned by the iCloud Photos "client" (which is built into the OS) before uploading them to the cloud.
Would it be any different if Dropbox was scanning files before it uploaded them rather than afterwards? It already computes hashes of your files on your device so that it doesn't have to re-upload existing content, so I honestly don't understand the objection to doing image scanning on your device before uploading your content.
- jdiez17 5y agoThe point is that if the capability for "the iCloud Photos client" to scan your photos before uploading them to the cloud exists, it's only Apple's policy that stops it from scanning all of your photos.
- tpush 5y agoThat capability obviously already exists independent from this CSAM-scanning system.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoYes, they were already doing facial recognition of my photos, which I didn’t ask for and can’t turn off.
- Osiris 5y agoYou can uninstall Dropbox. You cannot uninstall Photos.