[jasamer]

I'm not arguing that these aren't real problems, but neither are unique problems of the the client side scanning solution. It's the same or maybe even worse with server side scanning.

I'd assume FB, Google & co have some solution to b), so Apple should be able to figure out something. For c), at least Apple takes extra precautions by requiring the photos to be in two separate database provided by different governments. (Maybe other cloud providers do that, too, I don't know).

[mattnewton]

Yeah I agree that B is likely a non issue, at least not an issue that affects the users directly. But C doesn't make me feel any better because the fundamental issue is where the scanning happens. If it happens off my device it cannot happen to photos I don't send off my device. I understand they have policy governing this, but that's not addressing the core conceptual problem of crossing the network boundary onto what I pretend is "my" device.

[threeseed]

It is YOUR device.

But the second you enable iCloud Photos sync, Apple has the right to not allow CSAM on THEIR servers.