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Re:Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims ... by heavyset_go on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @06:20PM (#28227874)
> where it's encrypted in a way that Apple can't read

This doesn't matter because Apple can read iCloud data, including iCloud Photos. They hold the encryption keys, and they hand over customers' data for about 150,000 users/accounts a year in response to requests from the government[1].

[1] https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/us.html

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Re:Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims ... by GeekyBear on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:03PM (#28229524)
Of course Apple can read iCloud data.

How do you think Google and Microsoft scan everything in your account? They all have the capability to read your cloud data.

What Apple cannot read are the results of your device scanning your iCloud Photos. Those results are encrypted and stay that way until your device finds 30 matches for known kiddie porn.

Once you pass the threshhold, Apple gets the decryption key and a human review is triggered to make sure there weren't just 30 false positives.

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