They recently announced a plan to scan local files on iPhones against a government created list of hashes. This is incorrect. Only images uploaded to iCloud wo

They recently announced a plan to scan local files on iPhones against a government created list of hashes. This is incorrect. Only images uploaded to iCloud would be checked if they matched against multiple CSAM databases. From the beginning, disabling iCloud Photos disabled this feature. They painstakingly described the algorithms and encryption behind the plan. I will remind you that Apple could had given in to the FBI’s request to create a back door to the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone a few years ago and Apple very publicly told them to pound sand. Ironically Apple is now suing the company the FBI used to crack that iPhone: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-sues-nso-group-to-curb-the-abuse-of-state-sponsored-spyware/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-sues-nso-group-...