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Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by systemsignal on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:46PM (#28100404)
Check out what it’s actually doing

“ Messages uses on-device machine learning to analyze image attachments and determine if a photo is sexually explicit. The feature is designed so that Apple does not get access to the messages.”

https://www.apple.com/child-safety/

It’s all on-device which satisfies E2E I believe

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Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by ric2b on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:39PM (#28124021)
It doesn't satisfy E2E, it works around it.
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