>Sure, but I don't particularly care because I don't upload sensitive photos to iCloud

So you are saying you have nothing to fear because you aren't hiding anything?

Is this a tacit admission that you don't want them scanning your phone for CSAM because they will find something?

I'm obviously not seriously accusing you of anything, just pointing out how your line of argument applies equally to privacy whether on the cloud or on your device.

> So you are saying you have nothing to fear because you aren't hiding anything?

No, I'm saying that if you're hiding something, maybe don't give it to someone else.

"I'm not giving my photos to anyone. I am just taking photos on my phone and Apple is automatically backing them up to iCloud. I have no idea how that feature was turned on or how to turn it off." ~ most normal people.

People here too often only think of these issues from the perspective of the type of person who browses HN. Apple is thinking of this from the perspective of an average iPhone users.

Or, perhaps many regular users do understand the separation, and that's why this issue is getting so much attention.

Is this issue getting much attention outside of tech circles? I have seen a few news stories here or there, but nothing major. I have not heard a word about it from any of my non-tech friends or from the non-tech people I follow on social media. Meanwhile people on HN are acting as if this is one of the biggest stories of the year with multiple posts on it every day.

There is a huge separation in the importance that the tech community puts on the general concept of privacy while the average person rarely worries about it.

I mean, absent a gallop poll there's really no way to know, but we were discussing this at my office today, and I work at a graphic design studio, not a software development firm.

I don't know why technical people assume non-technical people fully understand the privacy implications of certain technology.