Well sure but the parent comment was re Google, who do cloud scanning already, that can be avoided by doing it yourself - device scanning is pretty pointless as

Well sure but the parent comment was re Google, who do cloud scanning already, that can be avoided by doing it yourself - device scanning is pretty pointless as the people who it's "intended" to catch won't use devices that have that capability and more likely it'll just be used by the more authoritarian states to curb dissent etc, or put people in jail for having a meme with Hitler in it... The USA is still probably safe there, the EU do what they want anyway without any regard for the impact it has. (From the POV of an EU citizen with US legal entities, so I'm getting shafted from both sides)