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nbzso ◴[] No.32463622[source]
After CSAM, I switched the main office machines to Manjaro. A lot of my colleagues sold their beloved iPhones and moved to De-Googled Android.

Luckily, the fiasco with Little Snitch was resolved, and I can enjoy a mac for occasional design work, but Figma is running well in the Browser and if I see any attempt to push me into Ad Hell, it is totally over.

Vertical integration is important for Apple, but as an old Apple user, this will be "no-fly zone" for me.

Actually, CSAM had a positive in my life. Since then, I am using my smartphone less and with basic apps, some banking, calls and chatting.

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RcouF1uZ4gsC ◴[] No.32464223[source]
> After CSAM, I switched the main office machines to Manjaro

> Actually, CSAM had a positive in my life.

This post sounds like a confession that you had CSAM on your machines and because of that switched away from Apple.

(Read what you wrote out loud expanding the acronym)

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nbzso ◴[] No.32464283[source]
No. And I don't think CSAM is gone. By demonstrating the capability to the governments, Apple actually created a demand for the technology.

Politico reports that the European Union is planning on announcing a new law requiring tech giants to scan for CSAM. That would leave Apple having to figure out how to comply without reigniting the controversy.

https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/11/apples-csam-troubles-may-be-b...

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1. lttlrck ◴[] No.32464894[source]
It was happening long before Apple explained how it was building a more privacy preserving method and told everyone how to avoid it...