If their end goal is to go full E2E encryption for iCloud Backup, but they have to be able to prove to the FBI first that they are doing "due diligence" to meet warrant needs then of course device-side CSAM scanning is a prelude for being able to turn on E2E for iCloud data!
The fact that the FBI stopped them once before and they've been working to build active solutions to what the FBI tells them their needs are should be evidence alone that E2E is their goal. It seems pretty credible to me.
The fact that the FBI stopped them once before and they've been working to build active solutions to what the FBI tells them their needs are should be evidence alone that E2E is their goal. It seems pretty credible to me.