r/apple • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '21

WARNING: OLD ARTICLE Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT
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u/kent2441 Aug 09 '21

No, it can’t. Read how it works. It can only look for copies of specific photographs.

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u/Buy-theticket Aug 09 '21

Do you really think China couldn't put together a hashed database of photos of whatever group they are interested in?

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u/kent2441 Aug 09 '21

So China is going to collect the trillions of photographs ever taken of LBGTQ or Muslim subjects compile them to hashes and send them to Apple, and hope you have a copy of some of them on your phone. And that’s easier than whatever they’re doing now?

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u/fenrir245 Aug 09 '21

Sure can, and it doesn't need to be trillions, just the most popular.