Comment by globalnode

1 month ago

whats the 'feature' in the app that requires sending a hash off device?

It's called "Enhanced Visual Search" and they described it like this:

> Allow this device to privately match places in your photos with a global index maintained by Apple so you can search by almost any landmark or point of interest.

I guess it's useful if you get very lost and don't recognize the pyramids right in front of you, and forgot you have a GPS in the phone.

Apparently, if you take a photo of the Taj Mahal, it will find photos other people took of the Taj Mahal so you can feel inadequate.