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bzbarsky on Aug 9, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple’s Mistake

> but Apple has said that the scanning is done on-device

Yes, but only for images being uploaded to iCloud.

> meaning whether or not you upload your photo library to iCloud, your local photos will be scanned

Not in the currently proposed implementation, if I understand correctly.

Disclaimer: All my information about this thing is from news articles; I might be misunderstanding the details.

vorpalhex on Aug 9, 2021 [–]

So child molestors will disable iCloud upload and innocent people will have their privacy violated?

bzbarsky on Aug 9, 2021 | [–]

That is one plausible outcome here, yes.

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