[mrharrison]

There is an easy way to cast your vote for saying yes to Privacy. Turn off auto-updates and don't update to iOS 15. Spread the word.

[amelius]

This is not guaranteed to work. At some point Apple might show you an update dialog, and you might click "yes" by mistake.

[hypothesis]

I think it requires you to enter your passcode, at least it does for me, when auto-update is disabled.

[hypothesis]

Presumably, there will be a parallel track to stay on iOS 14 with security updates, at least for some time.

[OneLeggedCat]

If enough people do that, then no reason that they won't just enable it in 14 too.

[hypothesis]

Assuming that I was not gaslit by other people, I was under impression that would at least require some change to EULA.

Otherwise it sounds like a nuclear option by Apple, with dire effects.

[greyface-]

iOS 14 EULA:

> By using the Apple Software, you agree that Apple may download and install automatic Apple Software Updates onto your Device and your peripheral devices.

> Apple and its licensors reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to any Services at any time without notice.

[hypothesis]

Sure, they could probably push it through into any iOS, but all currently available documents claim it’s a iOS 15 feature and presumably there will be lot’s of new legalese like specifically for those new features.

[greyface-]

You're not wrong about Apple's messaging around this. I was specifically responding to your claim that pushing it to iOS 14 would require modifications to the EULA. It would not.

[SSLy]

This tech is in iOS since 14.3

[hypothesis]

The neuralHash part, not the whole CSAM scanning daemon/pipeline, right?

Security updates to iOS 14 will let people (who might not be ready/able to switch from iOS) to actually do what GP said, without unnecessarily exposing themselves to security bugs in outdated OS.