> then that’s a government problem and maybe we should try fixing that. But why even give governments hints that people are generally OK with their devices bei

> then that’s a government problem and maybe we should try fixing that. But why even give governments hints that people are generally OK with their devices being scanned? We can argue about the technicalities of how abusable or resilient the current implementation is. But we can agree that it's a step towards losing privacy, yes? We didn't have scanning of iDevices before, now we do. Because in my mind it's not a long shot to argue that once it becomes normalized that Apple can scan people's phones for CSAM when uploading to iCloud, it's just a small extra step to scan all pictures. The capability is basically in place already, it's literally removing a filter. And then the next small step is not just CSAM but any fingerprint submitted by LE. And so it goes. Governments can't legally compel Apple to implement this capability. But if the capability is already there, Apple can be compelled to turn over the information collected. Again, they can't do that if the capability and information doesn't exist. E.g. if Apple can't decrypt data on your phone because they designed it such, then they can't be forced, even with a warrant, to backdoor your phone. They can legally refuse to add such capabilities.