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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by bombcar on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:09PM (#35002115)
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.

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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by hot_gril on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:30PM (#35002355)
> 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.

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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by bombcar on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:52PM (#35002604)
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.

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