I hate this argument. Pressing yes to the T&C once when you setup an Apple account doesn’t exactly constitute my approval imo (even if it does legally).

There’s no disable button or even clear indication that it’s going on.

> There’s no disable button or even clear indication that it’s going on.

iCloud Photos is an on-off switch.

In terms of clearly indicating everything that is going on within the service, that is just not possible for most non-tech users. It appears to have been pretty difficult even for those familiar with things like cryptography and E2E systems to understand the nuances and protections in place.

Instead, the expectation should be that using _any_ company's cloud hosting or cloud synchronization features is fundamentally sharing your data with them. It should then be any vendor's responsibility give give customers guarantees on which to evaluate trust.

No, the comment above meant there's no explicitly marked disable button. People who don't follow tech news won't hear about this.

Let's not pretend anyone is really "opting in" on this feature.

Anyone who doesn’t like it can switch off iCloud Photo Library.

I can imagine many people doing that in response to this news.

The fact that you can opt out for now does not set me at ease.

Nor me. I will not opt out because I think there is no threat to me and I like iCloud photos. That doesn’t mean I like the presence of this mechanism.

> That doesn’t mean I like the presence of this mechanism.

I don't think I ever said you did.

No - but you did suggest there was no opting in. I’m pointing out that just because I’m not entirely happy with the choice doesn’t mean it isn’t a choice.

> doesn’t mean it isn’t a choice.

People who haven't heard what Apple is doing are not presented with a choice. Not everyone follows tech news so closely.