Apple to check iCloud items shared via anyone-with-the-link for harmful content
PRIVACYiCloudredteam/daily · 1 source
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What happened
Per Apple's support document, as reported by 9to5Mac and The Verge, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3 and later will make iCloud items shared with "Anyone with the Link" accessible to Apple for scanning for harmful content. Those items lose end-to-end encryption. No CVE is involved. Apple does not define "harmful content", so the scope of scanning is unclear. Defenders and privacy-conscious users should review which iCloud items use link-based sharing and treat them as no longer end-to-end encrypted once 27.3 is installed.
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What to do
- Review any iCloud items you share with Anyone with the Link, since they will no longer be end-to-end encrypted after 27.3.
- Consider switching sensitive shares to restricted access instead of link-based sharing.
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The Verge