[drivingmenuts]

Apple will refuse requests to add other types of hashes …

Sure, but when it’s mandated by law, what then? How difficult would it be to force insurrection related imagery to that hash database? Apple would be in a very tough spot if that were made into law.

They’ve already opened a can of iWorms, because now that they’ve shown it can be done, lawmakers in any country can mandate the same technology be added to every device and it doesn’t have to be restricted to CSAM. That’s just the family-friendly excuse.

[mmis1000]

A small reminder that, iPhone in China holds their icloid data in China(雲上貴州) due to request of government. Will they ever reject request from government if that can harm their sell? I doubt.

[intricatedetail]

Apple has no way to know what image hash has been derived from. So China can give a hash of Winnie the pooh and claim it is CSAM. Apple won't know.