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		meowtimemania on Sept 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Delays Rollout of Child Safety Features Was Apple pressured by some government to add the photo scanning software? It seems like a weird feature to add given apple’s messaging on privacy

pcurve on Sept 4, 2021 [–]

Since they weren't scanning icloud, there had to have been a ton of pressure from the government, despite their claims otherwise.

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