i am not an apple user (wont be because they cost an arm and a leg in my place so why bother) but i WAS and AM an active opponent and the said "minority". the

i am not an apple user (wont be because they cost an arm and a leg in my place so why bother) but i WAS and AM an active opponent and the said "minority". the problem is not CSAM for finding pedos. This opens doors for, as you said, china because "constitutional guarantees" and other legal stuff only exist on paper when it comes to fighting and oppressing dissenters. Sure there are rules in place but the best thing is that NO one should have this function in the first place. If you open the door a crack,you have to open it full. i don't even care about "search warrant" because tell me. Do you think in china there is some sanctity in "police search warrant" issued by a judge who will consider the rights of end users with the government breathing down their necks for "results"? they have institutionalized and criminalized dissent, like with India for example and they see dissenters same as pedos, maybe more so this tech should not exist in the first place. court orders dont mean shit when the entire system is adversarial against you. Now, if there were no means, then nothing will happen but if there was a way, they will use it. i am a dissenter so i understand how not apple but other manufacturers would be forced to allow this because "well if apple can do it, you can too. if you dont, you wont be given license to sell here" and they might not be as honest about their actions so yeah