[tradesmanhelix]

True, at some point you have to trust someone, whether it's your phone's manufacturer, your telco, or the developers of the apps you use. But when there's a flagrant disregard for users and the potential impact a system like CSAM could have on them, to me that crosses a line and means the company is no longer trustworthy:

> If a company actively screws its users in broad daylight, then what's going on behind closed doors?

At least previously Apple had the pastiche of a privacy and user-centric company. No more if this goes through.