Did Apple actually say they wanted to do e2ee iCloud photos when they announced CSAM scanning, or were people only speculating this? I don't remember / can't find an announcement on that. Also curious if there's some law preventing them from doing e2ee without the scanning.

I believe it was speculation based on them saying they wanted e2ee (and now it's available IIRC).

It honestly seems to me like they thought they could negotiate a middle ground without pissing off the Feds or the customers, but they maneuvered it quite badly.

> now it's available IIRC

Oh cool, didn't know that. It's this new "advanced data protection" feature that makes everything in iCloud e2ee except the classic mail/contacts/calendars combo that wouldn't really work with that. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 is a nice resource on this, and I wish more companies would publish things like this.

It's a technologically impressive feat, and honestly they've done it well.

I'm a bit too chickenshit to try it, as losing my devices is all too likely, but I'm glad it's available for those who need it.