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A comment on Ask HN: What are upset iOS users going to do?.

Re:Ask HN: What are upset iOS users going to do? by rl1987 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:25PM (#28133931)
It seems that this can be mostly side-stepped by not using iCloud for storing the photos and preferably using something self-hosted instead. If you upload all your photos to e.g. Google there's nothing stopping them from scanning them and possibly using it against you as well.
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Re:Ask HN: What are upset iOS users going to do? by ev1 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:27PM (#28137236)
I was under the understanding that the scanning happens on device no matter if it's uploaded, and that iCloud uploads are already scanned regardless
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Re:Ask HN: What are upset iOS users going to do? by rl1987 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @03:28PM (#28146553)
I quickly skimmed [0] and my reading is that scanning is predicated on pictures being uploaded to iCloud. It says things like:

> CSAM Detection enables Apple to accurately identify and report iCloud users who store known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in their iCloud Photos accounts.

[0] https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Techni...

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