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Only if iCloud photos were e2e encrypted, which they are not. Then cloud scanning would necessarily mean removing the e2e encryption. Since the photos are decr
by hamandcheese 4y ago
Only if iCloud photos were e2e encrypted, which they are not. Then cloud scanning would necessarily mean removing the e2e encryption.
Since the photos are decryptable by keys in Apple’s possession, there is no real advantage to scanning on-device unless Apple/the government wanted to increase the scope of the scanning beyond iCloud.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
- j16sdiz 4y agoiCloud photo are not e2ee, but encrypted at rest. The key is encrypted with your password. Once you're logout, they are not supposed to be able to access them..
- infotogivenm 4y agoThis isn't true at all FWIW, except for the "encrypted at rest" part. "At rest" just means Apple doesn't dump them onto hard drives somewhere in plaintext. Their security model is documented in detail and is worth understanding. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
- astrange 4y agoThe advantage is that it doesn't use those keys, and you can see what it's doing. Less time spent ever decrypted = more private.