Sure. All the statements about why it’s not ok are also just speculation.
> why not release both features at the same time
That’s not how Apple typically works. They release a feature, try to make sure it works as expected and only then release the features that depend on it.
It’s as if USPS invented a new type of envelope that is physically impossible to open for anyone whose name is not written on the outside of it. Just one caveat: before they’ll give you any of these envelopes, you must allow them to read the letters being put inside.
If your concern is someone intercepting your mail before it gets to its intended recipient, this is great news. If your threat model involves federal agencies reading your mail, you’re no better off than you would be without these fancy new envelopes.
Yes, but this isn’t snooping.
This is what you were arguing. It is false.
It was clearly a technical statement not a privacy statement, so only superficial reading might lead one to believe it meant something that it did not.
That is why I replied that the person who replied to my comment, where I said I had argued something different, but that what he wrote was an excellent point.
So, what on earth are you so invested in that you feel the need to argue minutiae that don't apply?
That doesn’t change anything. It may be a pre-requisite from the perspective of their business. You replied to me and I didn’t constrain my point to just technicalities.
> So, what on earth are you so invested in that you feel the need to argue minutiae that don't apply?
It does apply. I’m simply pointing out that what you said is not correct.
Yet. Have you considered that this might be a necessary precursor to making iCloud e2e?