Apple Will Scan Public iCloud Links for Harmful Content Starting in iOS 27.3

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Coming from a security-focused IT background, I’ve long held the belief that people who create and trade in such harmful material utilize complex privacy-focused systems. So it’s a constant shock when I read stories about people sharing such material so openly, using iCloud, text messages, Facebook and many other public spaces. I wonder what prompted this from Apple and how big an issue they have on their hands.

lcb13

> When you share an item that can be accessed by Anyone with the Link, to facilitate that sharing, the item is no longer end-to-end encrypted I could be quite ignorant here but considering the start of this a while ago was the fear that Apple would scan your entire photo library without consent, I feel like this is fair trade. It makes sense that the quite literal public link, open to anyone, is also accessible to Apple. Also makes sense that with this public link directly connected to Apple, they want to ensure that they arent complicit in anything illegal or harmful. I would be curious what their actual definition of "harmful" is though. I also appreciate that they explicitly mark out the difference between sharing with "People you choose" and "Anyone with link". I'd love to hear other people's thoughts, I know the opinions on Apple are very diverse lmao

k310

Translation: Apple is covering its ass for content generated/shared on its computers (do you seriously think you own your own Apple computer, when Apple controls so much of it?[0]) and its infrastructure. Period. [0] I tried deleting Apple Maps on a mac as root. It can't be done. I don't own this box. Apple does.