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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by lovelyviking on Friday August 06, 2021 @04:13AM (#28084481)
> The only thing unique about Apples implemention is that it's client-side.

Yeah, the only thing unique is installation of Spyware Engine in personal device that will do 'who knows what' later. What can possibly go wrong?

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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by dwaite on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:00AM (#28084790)
The system is used during synchronization to iCloud Photos, which is an optional feature.

Other hosting providers do similar scans, but they do not do them within the client-side component. Presumably, this is done to give the hosting environment no access to the actual data (e.g. data access such as by subpoena becomes a cross-organizational auditable event)

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