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> The system was designed to work only with images as they were being uploaded to iCloud Not iCloud, since that would imply it was scanning entire device backu
by GeekyBear 3y ago
> The system was designed to work only with images as they were being uploaded to iCloud
Not iCloud, since that would imply it was scanning entire device backups stored in iCloud.
It was intended to scan just the photos that you uploaded to their publicly accessible Photo sharing website, iCloud Photos, in a way that even Apple wouldn't have access to the results unless you uploaded more than 100 photos that matched known kiddie porn.
- pseudalopex 3y agoiCloud Photos is part of iCloud. iCloud backups are not end to end encrypted by default. The option did not exist then. They claimed 30 not 100 photos. It could change at any time. The claim could not be audited. The databases are known to contain false positives. They could not be audited.
- GeekyBear 3y ago> iCloud Photos is part of iCloud iCloud Photos is a photo sharing website accessible to the public, like Flickr. It has nothing to do with device backup.
- pseudalopex 3y agoiCloud Photos includes syncing between your own devices and sharing with others. iCloud Backup is a separate feature. Both are parts of iCloud.
- GeekyBear 3y agoApple only discussed scanning images that would be uploaded to the photo sharing website.
- pseudalopex 3y agoApple documentation said photos stored in iCloud. Synced photos are stored in iCloud. And they told people to turn off iCloud Photos to avoid it. Not not share.
- GeekyBear 3y agoBackups are also stored in iCloud, but Apple made it clear that it was only considering scans of photos that you uploaded to iCloud Photos (since that content is publicly accessible through the web). Scanning device backups was not even on the table, unlike at Google, where they have been scanning device content for years now. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveil...
- pseudalopex 3y agoI explained already sharing is part not all of iCloud Photos. Backups entered the discussion because you claimed iCloud meant backups not photos. And your words suggest iCloud Backup is more private than it is. Scanning device backups was not part of the photo scanning plan. But it is on the table always without E2EE. The article said backed up to Google Photos. And the photos were sent over Gmail and chat. It is not clear device backups were scanned or existed. And device content is a misleading name for backups in the context of scanning on devices.