XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: loralandclinton@invalid.co   
      
   Alan wrote:   
   > This is all talking about something that Apple did not end up doing,   
      
      
      
   https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/stop_apple_scanning_iphone_photos.html   
      
   Apple’s new iPhone photo-scanning feature is a very controversial thing.   
   You might want to consider the only current option to stop Apple from   
   scanning your photos.   
      
   Apple's new photo-scanning feature will scan photos stored in iCloud to   
   see whether they match known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The   
   problem with this, like many others, is that we often have hundreds of   
   photos of our children and grandchildren, and who knows how good or bad   
   the new software scanning technology is? Apple claims false positives   
   are one trillion to one, and there is an appeals process in place. That   
   said, one mistake from this AI, just one, could have an innocent person   
   sent to jail and their lives destroyed.   
      
   Apple has many other features as part of these upgrades to protect   
   children, and we like them all, but photo-scanning sounds like a problem   
   waiting to happen.   
      
   Here are all of the "features" that come with anti-CSAM, expected to   
   roll out with iOS 15 in the fall of 2021.   
      
   Messages: The Messages app will use on-device machine learning to warn   
   children and parents about sensitive content.   
      
   iCloud Photos: Before an image is stored in iCloud Photos, an on-device   
   matching process is performed for that image against the known CSAM hashes.   
      
   Siri and Search: Siri and Search will provide additional resources to   
   help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe   
   situations.   
      
   Now that you understand how anti-CSAM works, the only way to avoid   
   having your photos scanned by this system is to disable iCloud Photos.   
   Your photos are scanned when you automatically upload your photos to the   
   cloud, so the only current way to avoid having them scanned is not to   
   upload them.   
      
   This adds an interesting problem. The majority of iPhone users use   
   iCloud to back up their photos (and everything else). If you disable   
   iCloud, you will need to back up your photos manually. If you have a PC   
   or Mac, you can always copy them to your computer and back them up. You   
   can also consider using another cloud service for backups.   
      
   Let's talk about disabling iCloud and also removing any photos you   
   already have uploaded. You will have 30 days to recover your photos if   
   you change your mind. Any photos that are on your iPhone when iOS 15 is   
   released will be scanned.   
      
   You'll want to backup and disable iCloud, then verify that no photos   
   were left on their servers.   
      
   Stop Apple From Scanning Your iPhone Photos - Back-Up Photos and Disable   
   iCloud Photos   
      
   First, we can disable the uploading of iCloud photos while keeping all   
   other backups, including your contacts, calendars, notes, and more.   
      
   Click on Settings.   
      
   At the top, click on your name.   
      
   Click on iCloud.   
      
   Click on Photos.   
      
   Uncheck iCloud Photos.   
      
   You will be prompted to decide what to do with your current photos.   
      
   If you have the space on your phone, you can click on Download Photos &   
   Videos, and your photos will all be on your iPhone, ready to back up   
   somewhere else.   
      
   Stop Apple From Scanning Your iPhone Photos - Delete Photos on Server   
      
   While all of your photos should be deleted from Apple's server, we   
   should verify that.   
      
   Click on Settings.   
      
   At the top, click on your name.   
      
   Click on iCloud.   
      
   Click on Manage Storage.   
      
   Click on Photos.   
      
   Click on Disable & Delete   
      
   https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254538081?sortBy=rank   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_i8rTiXTd8   
      
   How to disable Apple scanning your photos in iCloud and on device. The   
   new iOS 15 update will scan iPhone photos and alert authorities if any   
   of them contain CSAM. Apple Messages also gets an update to scan and   
   warn parents if it detects an explicit image being sent or received.   
   This video discusses the new Apple update, privacy implications, how to   
   disable iPhone photo scanning, and offers a commentary on tech companies   
   and the issue of privacy and electronic surveillance.   
      
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