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Not really, iOS didn't really have the capability of scanning and reporting files based on a database received by the FBI/other agencies.

There is a big difference when this has been implemented & deployed to devices. Fighting questionable subpoenas and stuff becomes easier when you don't have the capability.



Given iOS being totally proprietary on a heavily locked down device making inspecting even the binary blobs complicated, how can anyone can be sure what it is doing ? Not to mention any such capability missing now is just one upgrade away from being added with no ability for the user to inspect and reject it.


No one is. Just that it's harder to develop tech like this without it leaking.

So apple is just outright saying it is.




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