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> knowing either group could cost you money I'm not a businessman, but I believe Apple's main customers are not governments, so I suppose that it's not good bu
by denton-scratch 5y ago
> knowing either group could cost you money
I'm not a businessman, but I believe Apple's main customers are not governments, so I suppose that it's not good business for Apple to ignore their users' preferences. Governments in most of Apple's marketplaces change every few years, after all.
- adrr 5y agoWhy they pulled the scanning was because of customer backlash. Fallout is yet to be seen what governments especially when Apple switches to not having access the keys to decrypt iCloud photos and documents. And moves iCloud backups to being encrypted. One high profile crime especially involving children and we’ll see government propose escrowed keys. UK is already proposing it. I am not saying it’s right or wrong. I do believe consumers anger at Apple is the wrong target. If they want change, get governments to pass laws that guarantee encryption as a “right”.
- BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago> Why they pulled the scanning They pulled documents about the scanning, but we don't actually know they pulled the scanning itself. > when Apple switches to not having access the keys to decrypt iCloud photos and documents. We don't know that they are/were going to do that either. It's just a popular 'fan theory.'
- adrr 5y agoIf weren't going to do device based keys, why put scanning on the device? Scan on the servers. There would have been 0 backlash if they did that.