r/privacy 7d ago

Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by AI news

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/apple_enhanced_visual_search/
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u/spoonybends 7d ago

I hope everyone reads the article. According to all the experts asked, Apple is (at least according to how they’ve said it works) keeping everything encrypted and unidentifiable every step of the way. Their failure comes from Apple uncharacteristically not letting you know that your data is being sent out in the first place, however “safe” it is.

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u/CountGeoffrey 7d ago

agreed 100%. apple made a conscious decision to accept the short term backlash that they knew would come from this (they had to know they aren't dummies) with an understanding the fervor would die down within weeks if not days. and then the 95% normie population will just enjoy this new feature by default. i wonder what percent of apple users use icloud photo services today.

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u/robot2243 6d ago

So is windows recall. At least recall is not opt in by default.