> It was offline scanning It was not. The device was incapable of determining matches and the process only applied to photos being uploaded to iCloud. > Also,

> It was offline scanning It was not. The device was incapable of determining matches and the process only applied to photos being uploaded to iCloud. > Also, since we're on the subject of "unannounced scanning of all photos", Apple went and did it anyway, same as Google turning it on by default but claiming it's only to look for "landmarks" LOL :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42533685 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42533685 They did not. The landmark process works in an entirely different way for an entirely different purpose.