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Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by glogla on Friday August 13, 2021 @03:33AM (#28166448)
If they scan on device unencrypted and report what they found (even if it's child porn now, we know that is not going to last), they made the e2e effectivelly useless. The point of end to end enceyption is to make the data accessible to just one or two people - and that is not fulfilled here.

EDIT: though you are right - they can please governments by making encryption useless while lying to people they still have it. Not sure that was your message though.

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Re:Apple's child protection features spark concern within it... by spuz on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:02AM (#28168326)
The difference between Apple being able to scan data on your phone vs on their servers comes down to who is able to access your data. In both cases, Apple has access. But by storing both your data and your keys somewhere in their cloud servers, that data becomes available to governments with the appropriate subpoena, rogue Apple employees and hackers. None of that would be possible with true E2E encryption.

It seems plausible to me that Apple might believe some of their privacy conscious users would prefer this situation and hence "privacy" can be considered a plausible explanation for their actions here.

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