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I'd really like clarification on this from Apple, considering we know from warrants - if nothing else - that they have been doing this: https://www.forbes.com/

I'd really like clarification on this from Apple, considering we know from warrants - if nothing else - that they have been doing this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/02/11/how-apple-intercepts-and-reads-emails-when-it-finds-child-abuse/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/02/11/how-a... Do they mean they haven't been doing it for iCloud Photos, but were arbitrarily doing it for other parts of iCloud?

zepto 5y ago
That’s a fair question. The idea that they aren’t scanning already comes from the fact that they make very few reports compared to Google or Facebook. Literally a few hundred vs 10s of millions. If they were already scanning, you’d expect more reports since although there is no legal requirement to scan, there is a legal requirement to report detections.
- shuckles 5y ago
  They have explicitly said they don’t scan iCloud photos in their interview with Tech Crunch.
  - zepto 5y ago
    Thanks. I didn’t know they had said so explicitly. That is helpful extra context.
notJim 5y ago
> Do they mean they haven't been doing it for iCloud Photos, but were arbitrarily doing it for other parts of iCloud? I read elsewhere they they scanned Mail but not Photos.