> …to be honest I think many at Apple behind this decision are likely pretty surprised by the blowback. If Apple is surprised by the blowback, it’s entirely Ap

> …to be honest I think many at Apple behind this decision are likely pretty surprised by the blowback. If Apple is surprised by the blowback, it’s entirely Apple’s fault because it didn’t engage with many outside experts on the privacy front. I recall reading either in Alex Stamos’s tweets or Matthew Green’s tweets that Apple was invited before for discussions related to handling CSAM, but it didn’t participate. Secretiveness is helpful to keep an advantage, but I can’t believe that Apple is incapable of engaging with knowledgeable people outside with legal agreements to keep things under wraps. This blowback is well deserved for the way Apple operates. And I’m writing this as a disappointed Apple ecosystem user.