Apple announced an update to its sharing features in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS version 27.3, enabling content shared with Anyone with the Link to be scanned by Apple for harmful content. This update affects end-to-end encryption for shared items.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail | The source says |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Systems | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS | “Starting in version 27.3 or later of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS” |
| Feature | Content Scanning | “items shared using Anyone with the Link will be checked by Apple for harmful content” |
| Encryption | Not end-to-end encrypted | “the item is no longer end-to-end encrypted” |
What happened
Apple has introduced a new feature in its iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS operating systems, version 27.3 and later, that allows content shared with Anyone with the Link to be scanned by Apple for harmful content. When users choose to share a link with Anyone with the Link, the content is no longer end-to-end encrypted, even if Advanced Data Protection is enabled. Apple reserves the right to take action against users who attempt to upload harmful content, including blocking or disabling their Apple Account and involving law enforcement.
Source: Apple
