And if the government makes it illegal to have a certain document, or a book, what happens then?
You can guarantee Apple will report you. They have to. It will be the law.
It will be used for human rights abuses. Guaranteed.
You can guarantee Apple will report you. They have to. It will be the law.
It will be used for human rights abuses. Guaranteed.
Is that an issue? Sure! Is it a new issue, or specific to Apple's implementation? Nope.
This is already true in certain circumstances.
> then the entire tech ecosystem we all use everyday is completely untrustworthy.
This depends on what tech you use. The degree to which you cannot trust it, or need to understand that it is actively working against you, varies by platform. Nearly all platforms undermine you in different ways. Some of those platforms do so in a way in which you're ok with.
> Is that an issue? Sure! Is it a new issue, or specific to Apple's implementation? Nope.
Agree to disagree. I don't mind cloud services (someone else's computer) scanning my data and working against me. I do mind my computer scanning my data and working against me.