daemoon

If it ain't broke don't fi it or something like that.

> So if an offender turns off iCloud then this move will absolutely be useless??

No on-device photo scanning unless iCloud Photos is enabled. Isn't funny when you get the most important aspect wrong?

> How would that help catch them if they can simply flip the switch?

They never claimed that this would help "catch them" if they are not using iCloud Photos.

> Moving it on device will show 0 improvement to the original goal, while opening a door that quite frankly I never expected Apple to be the one to open (I would have bet on Microsoft).

The CSAM scan is only for photos that are to be uploaded to iCloud Photos. Turning off iCloud Photos will disable this.

Simply turning off iCloud Photos will ensure that photos on your iPhone are never scanned. Why are you trying to make this thing about photos stored on-device? Photos in iCloud have always been available to Apple through iCloud backups. If you are concerned about privacy, turn it off.

"And it does so while providing significant privacy benefits over existing techniques since Apple only learns about users’ photos if they have a collection of known CSAM in their iCloud Photos account."

> How ridiculous is that!

Not as ridiculous as being well aware of the limitations of iPhones wrt to installing applications outside of App Store and still buying one. People should vote with their wallets. Me personally I do not mind the limitations, but if you do - don't buy it.

Probably not, but if your are doing some heavy work the battery will last significantly longer.

> that's likely part of why Safari is woefully broken and outdated compared to Chrome and Firefox.

How?

You know you can opt in and out of these features right? The whole point is to let the users pick themselves...

It does let you to opt-out.

> Especially since the feature to alert users of the possible privacy invasion outlined here, seems to not yet be working as advertised.

The AirTag was not moving, hence the lack of notifications. Otherwise you'd get a ton of notification practically anywhere you approach an AirTag. It is working as intended.

Thats why they said that and not “What is on your iCloud, stays on your iCloud”

This is not even an option, since it will just make it easier to share files illegally and defeat the whole purpose of having an online movie store.