> I'm not sure about this. How is a perceptual hash sophisticated and impressive given that it can be abused by governments demanding Apple scan for political c

> I'm not sure about this. How is a perceptual hash sophisticated and impressive given that it can be abused by governments demanding Apple scan for political content, etc? As it's setup today it can't be. The list is the intersection of at least 2 jurisdictions, and is only checked when items are going to iCloud. Of course this could change, but it's important to recognize what it is now vs. speculation about what it could become.