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CSAM has nothing to do with device security but with privacy. This is off topic. Also, CSAM is entirely optional anyway, you can just not use iCloud if you don't want to be "spied on" by Apple, and I write this in brackets because willingfully sending unencrypted files to Apple doesn't really quallify as being spied on by them.

This is not about defending Apple, I don't support the CSAM scanning feature neither as I find it useless and insulting.

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You're not getting it. You wouldn't put your data in a device that leaks it without your consent, would you?

What's the security model what is effectively Hawking radiation? How can we frame a device that talks directly to big brother as secure without mental gymnastics?

Replace "CSAM" with "unapproved thoughts" and look to how Apple caved to Putin just days ago. The CSAM system will be used to benefit the FSB and other intelligence organizations.

Optional today is mandatory tomorrow. This will come back to haunt us.

The device and the company are wholly compromised and morally bankrupt.

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