What you said changes nothing about the concerns the parent comment/s raised: which is, having the scanning on the device in any manner what-so-ever. That is th

What you said changes nothing about the concerns the parent comment/s raised: which is, having the scanning on the device in any manner what-so-ever. That is the objection. The fundamental issue is that Apple is crossing an important privacy line: my property (my phone) vs their property (their external servers). It's identical to saying that because USPS (or any mail carrier) is allowed to scan mail that moves through their system, across their property, they should also be allowed to come into my home and scan mail there. Hey, they promise to only look at mail while inside the home, what's the big deal. It represents the same shift: my home vs their shipping infrastructure. People would universally go ballistic if USPS/UPS/Fedex declared they were going to begin routinely entering homes to examine mail packages before they were sent out. No matter how you dressed that up (they only do it if you print a shipping label first, indicating preparation to send a package through their system), it wouldn't assuage anyone.