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Apple sued over abandoning CSAM detection for iCloud | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So I still don't understand the fervour people had over this - the only reason I can think of is not understanding how it worked.

Or that it was a built in backdoor running in your device.

The difference is what happens on your own device should be in your control. Once it leaves your device then it's not in your control. Which is where the entire issue was. It doesn't matter if I toggle a switch on whether to allow upload or not, the fact it was happening on my device was the issue.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a very good back door if you have an explicit easy to use switch to turn it off.

And even without this feature on your device, they don't need to use a "back door". They'll just go through your front door that's wide open and can't be closed because of "the children"

If you want to "own" your phone, there are other manufacturers than Apple that allow you to lock it down like Fort Knox (or whatever you deem secure)

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Which one is it? This isn't Schrodinger's iPhone.