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Their proposed system was to scan stuff on your phone as part of the upload-to-iCloud process. I.e. only stuff that was about to be on their servers (where it c
by kemayo 4y ago
Their proposed system was to scan stuff on your phone as part of the upload-to-iCloud process. I.e. only stuff that was about to be on their servers (where it could be scanned) anyway would get scanned, and you could thus completely opt out by turning off their iCloud Photo Library stuff.
To me this winds up feeling totally fine as a trade-off, particularly if it wound up paving the way for actual end-to-end encryption of the photos, though I see that it bothers some people.
- Gareth321 4y agoIf Apple announced end-to-end, you might have a point. But they didn't, they still haven't, and there are zero indications they will ever offer end-to-end encryption for photos and videos. Given this, this would have been a clear step backwards for privacy, and it was Apple leading the charge this time.
- kemayo 4y agoOh, I totally agree that the end-to-end part is speculation and tea-leaves reading. If it happened it'd take this approach from completely neutral to a net positive. (Again, in my eyes.)