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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by ElFitz on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:43AM (#28085034)
> This is how iOS and apps in general work - you don't really control the amount of data you're using, and you never did. Downloading a changeset of a hash database is not a big deal; I'd wager you get more push notifications with data payloads in a day than this would be.

Oh, definitely. But I am given the ability to remove those apps, or to disable these notifications, and I consider the ones I leave to be of some value to me? This? On my phone? It’s literal spyware.

But, as I said, it's only because I am a maniac regarding how tools should behave.

The point you add about Google, however, is a real issue. I’ve seen some people mention LineageOS and postmarketOS. But isn’t really a solution for most people.

Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by Klonoar on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:28PM (#28091113)
To be clear: don't use iCloud Photos and you won't get compared to hashes.

This is, currently, the same opt-out of hash checking anyway, as it's already checked on the server.