There are concerns without the images needing to make it all the way through their CSAM process. Apple is a US company with obligations to report certain crimes

There are concerns without the images needing to make it all the way through their CSAM process. Apple is a US company with obligations to report certain crimes they become aware of, and NCMEC is a US government-tied organisation that dismissed privacy concerns as "the screeching voices of the minority". Consider if the honeypot images (manipulated to match CSAM hashes) are terrorist recruitment material for example.