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0 pointsIncRnd4y ago0 comments

> Exactly, I think people are just getting a little too worked up over this whole thing. Apple computes a hash of each image you upload to iCloud then check it against a list of CP hashes.

If that is what is supposed to happen, then it makes no sense for any new code to run on the device!

> Of all the things in the world to get worked up over, this is ridiculous.

Well, it is not crazy to get worked up over Apple saying they will check uploads to iCloud by checking what's on your phone - instead of simply adding code to iCloud. That seems obvious not ridiculous.

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scoopertrooper4y ago· 2 in thread

> If that is what is supposed to happen, then it makes no sense for any new code to run on the device!

The new code calculates the hash as part of the upload process. The comparison of the hash against known CP hashes happen on the server.

> Well, it is not crazy to get worked up over Apple saying they will check uploads to iCloud by checking what's on your phone - instead of simply adding code to iCloud.

They're still doing the checks in iCloud, but the hash is being computed on the client.

IncRndOP4y ago

You simply repeated back to me what I wrote without addressing any of it.

scoopertrooper4y ago

Okay, well they're likely doing it to save money. I work in data engineering and I can tell you calculating the hash of every iCloud upload wouldn't come cheap.

Mystery solved?

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