[MtnClimber]

Communist governments often release criminals and go after the capable in society who oppose the totalitarian ideology.

I suspect Google is doing the same thing with their leftist cooperation and desire to collect information. They have been helping the Chinese surveillance state as well.

[Pollard]

https://puri.sm/

About as safe as you’re going to get for a cell phone.

[MulberryDraw]

Learn how to store your data locally.

[rlmorel]

"...The ostensible purpose is to scan for photos containing nudity sent by or to children and also for photos of nude or seminude children. If a number of suspect images are backed up to an iCloud account, they will be decrypted and inspected, and the user reported to law enforcement..."

What could possibly go wrong?

Granted, I suspect the Biden family would be exempt from this type of thing, but I feel pretty certain that if my account contained an image of Biden pinching some little girl's breast, that could be deemed offensive by...someone...resulting in a more invasive search of someone's image sets, and a visit from Law Enforcement.

And that doesn't even take into account the hit your Social Score would take by even having that investigation take place.

Always "for the good of the Children".

[VastRWCon]

Ditched my iphone six months ago. Also destroyed my ipad last year. No more apple for me.

[eyeamok]

Why would all of these Tech Guru’s roll over so easily , quickly and efficiently towards government edicts?? Maybe all the Child Sex Trafficking Arrests and Busts bore some really ripe fruit??

[Skywise]

Yes.

[Jewbacca]

In the interim, turn off iMessages and iCloud.

Cease updating your phone.

[ncalburt]

Where are the lawsuits above this

Evil Givt overreach .?

What are the options on other phones
and services ?

[ncalburt]

All the options on other phones outside just as evil Goggle ?

[DesertRhino]

This is the tech version of the PLO locating right beside a school. Apple, run by a homosexual who has no children to worry about, is pushing to destroy America’s future.

[DEPcom]

Thinking about dropping my Iphone for a de-google phone or Linux Smartphone. Maybe LineageOS.

[Seruzawa]

Never used the cloud yet. Memory devices are cheap and I have a drawer full of them.

[I want the USA back]

In order to scan for one type of photo, they have to scan them all. A minor change in the algorithm will have the scan pick up anyone with a MAGA hat. The algorithm will then alert the IRS to audit him.

[minnesota_bound]

Microsoft wants to store ALL your files on their servers with a upcoming version of Windows just like Office 365 does with your email and chats. Easier for the democrats socialists to spy on you.