A Case could be made without the outrage that even iCloud data shouldn't be scanned but thats not what the outrage is about. The primary objections of pundits and some users is that the scan is occurring on device rather than on iCloud.
so my Questions and confusion rather is this:
If the only available data TO scan for Apple to do on device is the exact same as the iCloud data , why does it matter where the scan occurs to users? especially if the scan is done by Device AI and Apple is only contacted when there is a BULK of hashes per device which match the one in Apple hash servers.
The users are objecting why the scan isn't occurring on servers. Well. It would be the exact same data as the one available to scan on iPhone. All the other data is still locked out to Apple
another question I would ask is why the outrage against Apple specifically on doing specifically photo hash only scanning when in fact Google scans private emails and all other online content for more categories than CSAM? Microsoft scans all online storages for more than CSAM? Amazon scans private data on all its online drives? FB and Twitter scan Private DMs and Facebook Messenger chats for CSAM? So why is the outrage fixated on Apple?
when in fact Apple is not only scanning for a lot less but they have said they will not expand the category of what they scan and who to give the scans to. You could always argue you don't trust Apple but if thats the case , if you dont trust Apple, then NO tech in the mainstream industry is better for you.
These questions above are different than WHy they are scanning to begin with but to that I have a question as well. If Apple is not allowed to scan anything , how does it stop CSAM which is the worst of society.
so my Questions and confusion rather is this:
If the only available data TO scan for Apple to do on device is the exact same as the iCloud data , why does it matter where the scan occurs to users? especially if the scan is done by Device AI and Apple is only contacted when there is a BULK of hashes per device which match the one in Apple hash servers.
The users are objecting why the scan isn't occurring on servers. Well. It would be the exact same data as the one available to scan on iPhone. All the other data is still locked out to Apple
another question I would ask is why the outrage against Apple specifically on doing specifically photo hash only scanning when in fact Google scans private emails and all other online content for more categories than CSAM? Microsoft scans all online storages for more than CSAM? Amazon scans private data on all its online drives? FB and Twitter scan Private DMs and Facebook Messenger chats for CSAM? So why is the outrage fixated on Apple?
when in fact Apple is not only scanning for a lot less but they have said they will not expand the category of what they scan and who to give the scans to. You could always argue you don't trust Apple but if thats the case , if you dont trust Apple, then NO tech in the mainstream industry is better for you.
These questions above are different than WHy they are scanning to begin with but to that I have a question as well. If Apple is not allowed to scan anything , how does it stop CSAM which is the worst of society.