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Apple to check iCloud items shared via anyone-with-the-link for harmful content

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From , iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3 onwards, iCloud items shared with "Anyone with the Link" will be accessible to Apple for checks for harmful content, according to a support document reported by 9to5Mac. Such items will no longer be end-to-end encrypted, and Apple's document does not define what counts as harmful content.

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What to do

  1. Review any iCloud items you share with Anyone with the Link, since they will no longer be end-to-end encrypted after 27.3.
  2. Consider switching sensitive shares to restricted access instead of link-based sharing.

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  1. Wed 4 NovemberApple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’The Verge

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