The launch of important features of iOS 15 has been delayed, and Apple is being criticized by the whole network

Apple has been in a lot of trouble recently. It suffered a crushing defeat in the antitrust lawsuit and not only has to pay compensation, but also has to change the rules of the game in the App Store that have been in place for many years. For Apple, which has been making money without doing anything for many years, it must be quite reluctant, but the defeat is already decided and Apple does need time to adapt.

In addition, Apple also encountered trouble in adding new features to iOS 15. However, unlike the App Store, which is still supported by a small number of Apple fans, this photo scanning feature was almost unanimously opposed by the entire network. Apple said that it was to protect children's safety, but almost no one believed it, even if many Apple executives came out to explain, and even Cook personally stood up for the feature.

If this feature is forced to be launched without user support, the trouble Apple will encounter next will probably be no less than the recent AppStore lawsuit it lost miserably, and it may even affect the sales of iPhone 13. So Apple quickly gave in again.

Just last night, Apple issued an official statement, claiming that based on a large amount of user and group feedback (too much opposition), a child protection plan (scanning iCloud photos) that will be implemented in the iOS system will be delayed. Apple will collect more people's opinions in the next few months, and improve related functions based on these opinions, and then launch the feature again at an appropriate time.

From this statement, we can understand that the function will not be cancelled and will definitely be launched again in the future, but Apple did not say a word about how it will be modified, what specific measures will be taken, and how to ensure user privacy after the modification. These are the issues that everyone is most concerned about.

In fact, this feature is not only opposed by netizens (including myself). There are reports that even Apple employees are worried that once this iCloud photo scanning feature is implemented, it will damage Apple's image in the minds of users. Previous efforts to protect user privacy will be questioned, and the negative impact of this may be far greater than the effect of this feature after implementation.

In fact, Apple's intention to protect children's privacy is good. If the method is used correctly, I believe everyone will support it. But the problem is that Apple's method is wrong this time. Think about it, once this function is implemented, it means that all iOS device users' iCloud albums can be scanned. If you want to catch a few bad guys, you have to sacrifice the interests of the entire user group. If it were you, would you support it?

More importantly, this is like a Pandora's box. Once it is opened, no one can predict how it will develop. If Apple can scan iCloud photo albums today under the pretext of protecting children's privacy, will it use the same excuse to scan users' local photo albums, contact books, or even monitor user calls tomorrow?

Apple has guaranteed that this feature will only be implemented in the United States, but who knows whether it will be quietly extended to iOS devices of users in other countries? Once Apple tastes the sweetness of this matter, it is not impossible that it will abandon some moral standards and do it more boldly.

Is there anyone here who supports this feature?