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> It's your device scanning itself, and you sharing the results of those scans to Apple with iCloud if you decide to use it. While technically correct, there i
by mikeiz404 5y ago
> It's your device scanning itself, and you sharing the results of those scans to Apple with iCloud if you decide to use it.
While technically correct, there is much power in the defaults that are set. iCloud photo sharing is on by default and provides some useful features, especially if you have multiple apple devices. Also apple doesn’t provide a good automatic way to do backups outside of iCloud.
And realistically speaking how many “normal” people will even be aware of how to turn this off and be willing to go to the effort? Will they have a choice? Sure, technically. Practically though the majority of people stick to the defaults.
- skoskie 5y agoI fully admit to being a bit pedantic here, but you are not logged into iCloud on a device by default. Once logged in, then yes, iCloud photos is enabled, but that seems like a fair assumption if you are using iCloud services. > And realistically speaking how many “normal” people will even be aware of how to turn this off and be willing to go to the effort? Will they have a choice? Sure, technically. Practically though the majority of people stick to the defaults. I fully agree with your point here, but also, how many "normal" people deal in CSAM? The vast majority of people just won't be affected by this in any noticeable way.