> Android doesn't do on-device scanning, but Google does scan photos after they are uploaded to their cloud photo service.
So did Apple, and pretty much all cloud hosting providers.
This, on device, scanning is what's new, and very out of character for Apple.
> If Apple's lobbyists can show that iPhones are already searching for CSAM, arguments for such laws get weaker.
I'm not aware of any big anti-CSAM push being made by Congress. CSAM just isn't really a big issue in the US, the existing laws, and culture, are pretty effective already.
So did Apple, and pretty much all cloud hosting providers.
This, on device, scanning is what's new, and very out of character for Apple.
> If Apple's lobbyists can show that iPhones are already searching for CSAM, arguments for such laws get weaker.
I'm not aware of any big anti-CSAM push being made by Congress. CSAM just isn't really a big issue in the US, the existing laws, and culture, are pretty effective already.