It's not just about this one thing...
It's the direction - the implications --- a change in how they are viewing user content and privacy
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It's not just about this one thing...
It's the direction - the implications --- a change in how they are viewing user content and privacy
That method already existed several years ago. There's no "new method".
Why would an music album about a small network attached storage device even have naked guys on the cover?
One of the best posts I have seen on this topic so far. Privacy was literally their selling point. Now that that's gone it's become that much clearer.
I don't think Apple is evil per se, but based on Neuenschwander's responses, they definitely have that "holier than thou" mentality. The fact they don't want the whole system and process to be as transparent as possible supports that.
We can save money on devices too I guess..
Not so much need to overpay to cover Apple's "margin" if a really key selling point of the ecosystem goes away.
Snowden understands the situation. You…not so much.
Why do you get outraged whenever the internet gets outraged?
Read my post history via using the search function. I've bashed Apple many, MANY times on this forum. This isn't me taking sides.
And people complaining how the technology works is literally the point. Unless you just want to bash Apple because it makes you feel good, then maybe how the technology works isn't the point *to you*. In that case, I have nothing more to say to you.
No kidding -- it's laughable to think anyone feels that Snowden doesn't have incredibly relevant perspective on all this.
The only way this will change is if users refuse to update to iOS 15 and don't buy the new iPhones this fall. Sadly I don't see this happening in large enough numbers for Apple to care.
I feel like a lot of people are also missing that the people maintaining the list of images that are to be reviewed are funded primarily by the US DOJ 🙄
This is following the same path Government used to become Big Brother: Tim Cook and his group have become Big Mutha'. These devices are going (have gone) well beyond being communicative tools. They have now invaded our finances, our medical records, our education, and now family privacy. They (Tech) and Government and Education have worked very hard to assume the role of parents to us all. That is not their role. But The Common Man has let them do it, in fact, they've begged them to take over even more familial responsibilities. Pathetic.
Then you're overreacting.
I’m wondering how much longer we’ll be allowed to discuss this before it’s blocked online? 
I assume that also comes with a refund.
lol Apple at it again pretending to care about safety, privacy, and human rights, while using slave labor in Asia.... GO APPLE!
I'm really glad you mentioned this.
It's frustrating when people zero in on "it's just some photos" or some opinion like that.
These devices are literally the keys to **everything** about a person, their thoughts, the networks, their communications, their records, their health, their habits -- everything can be inferred from what is captured off these devices.
I don't think it's just about data, but Apple has always been "having the higher morale." Watch Jobs' insistence of no porn in the app store. This can be as simply as an extension of that mindset. Problem is, the implication of the mass scanning system is rather big.
If it's about data, Apple can simply state it. "Hey, we have this zzzz numbers of abusers in the US, and we want to tackle that," and come back next year in WWDC and showed "look at the numbers, it has been reduced." That will definitely sell the product to everyone. But they didn't do that. They didn't disclose any numbers at all. In fact, they're being as opaque as possible. Strange huh.
The technology increases child abuse. How much liability will Apple hold as a result?
For those who want privacy, these customers have no other choice than buying one of these Android phones who allow to install privacy orientated android firmwares that exclude all google services.
From that point of view Apple has lost every advantage over Google now.
iOS gives you zero privacy now, almost no freedom of customization of the system and the worst experience when it comes to load or unload data files from the device.
What is Tim thinking to whom he will sell after iOS 15? The only markets are north korea, china and failed muslim states.
From that point of view Apple has lost every advantage over Google now.
iOS gives you zero privacy now, almost no freedom of customization of the system and the worst experience when it comes to load or unload data files from the device.
What is Tim thinking to whom he will sell after iOS 15? The only markets are north korea, china and failed muslim states.
Nope, that’s not the case at all.
My Iphone will not see IOS 15. My IMAC will not see Monterrey. My wallet will not see another Apple product ever again.