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The fact that they've decided to move this processing from their servers to the local device means they 100% intend to scan all of your photos and not only thos
by ndkwj 5y ago
The fact that they've decided to move this processing from their servers to the local device means they 100% intend to scan all of your photos and not only those that you upload to iCloud in the future.
- trangus_1985 5y agoI don't think they do. I also don't think they can easily decrypt icloud as you're making it out to be. However... yeah. This is a massive breach of trust. Having any spyware agent on my device is disgusting. I can't imagine the abuse cases this sort of thing can be used for.
- realusername 5y ago> I also don't think they can easily decrypt icloud as you're making it out to be. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv...
- new299 5y agoAccording to some reports they’ve been doing it server side for a while: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/01/09/apples-scanning-icloud-photos-for-child-abuse-images https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/01/09/apples-scanning-...
- rasz 5y agohttps://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/01/apple-scraps-end-to-end-encryption-of-icloud-backups/ https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/01/apple-scraps-end-to-end-e...
- fidesomnes 5y agoif anyone thinks this is new they are very naive.