We’re you consulted on how google implemented it server side with google photos? You likely didn’t know!
Only one company chose transparency here.
[1] https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/06/apple-internal-memo-icloud-ph...
No they didn't [0]
> When reached for comment, Apple spokesperson Shane Bauer said that the company’s position hasn’t changed since September
> Crucially, Apple’s statement does not say the feature has been canceled entirely.
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/22837631/apple-csam-dete...
I doubt it. It will be quietly implemented. If a techie digs in far enough with RE to prove it, general society will treat them like they wear a tinfoil hat.
What a load of BS. Apple told us it was going to happen, and then quietly canned it when there was backlash. There was no intention of "consultation" or "getting feedback" at all.