[josephcsible]

> get the hash database

Apple designed the system so that their hashes are never known to client devices. Their server is fundamentally involved in checking your hashes against their list.

[anonymousiam]

The article said they get the hashes from some government entity. Perhaps it is available from there.

[josephcsible]

You mean the NCMEC? They have the hashes, yes, but they won't just give them out.

[gambiting]

They do, after signing serveral NDAs. There was an article here few days ago describing the process as a small hosting operator.