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You can remove the Photos app and disable iCloud Photos. At no point are you forced to use either.

• exhilaration 5y ago
  Are you suggesting that people who want to opt out of this should stop taking photos on their iPhones?
  • simondotau 5y ago
    The way to opt out of CSAM scanning on an iPhone is identical to opting out of it on Android: disable the platform's cloud service to synchronise your photo galleries.
  • threeseed 5y ago
    You can take photos on your phone without using the Photos app. You can use Photos without using iCloud.
    • simondotau 5y ago
      And you can use iCloud without using iCloud Photo Library.