Comment by nicce
4 years ago
> … which makes no sense as they have access to the cleartext full resolution image right there
They have no access. It is end-to-end encrypted with new system. That is the whole point of on-device scanning. It is not next step, it is already there.
It works if the photos are encrypted such that Apple can’t access them. Hence the wonky design.
They haven’t announced that photos will be E2E encrypted.
They did… just read the specs. There are many pdf:s on the bottom. They failed the PR truly.
https://www.apple.com/child-safety/
That’s not my interpretation of the first party descriptions of the CSAM system. Clearly it works if photos are encrypted; nothing implies they’re using that capability yet.
If that were the case, this would not merely be a PR mess but PR malpractice of an entirely other, novel kind.
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