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Apple's plan was to scan only those photos going into iCloud on the client, so that they can send them to the server e2e encrypted. That is strictly better for
by FabHK 3y ago
Apple's plan was to scan only those photos going into iCloud on the client, so that they can send them to the server e2e encrypted. That is strictly better for privacy than scanning them in the cloud, as other providers do.
Of course, they could lie and scan everything, but as others pointed out, they could do that already anyway.
- cassonmars 3y agoThey _do_ do that anyway for iCloud. The E2EE support was inherently better, as it significantly reduced the decrypted content exposure to Apple. The uproar over the feature and Apple’s relenting on the implementation resulted in no E2EE as the default. Allegedly advanced data protection does do E2EE for iCloud Photos though. I can understand the good intentions playing out poorly and being ripe for abuse.
- shuckles 3y agoApple confirmed they down scan iCloud for unwanted content, and it's pretty obvious doing that would be a huge privacy risk, and it's very debatable whether that actual risk is worse than the theoretical risk of scope creep in on-device assisted scanning.