Apple Regrets Confusion over 'iPhone Scanning'
I think the &quot;confusion&quot; was 100% intentional. That the two features (iMessage scanning &amp; on-device spying pre-upload to iCloud) were intentionally released at the same time to make the whole thing harder to criticize in a soundbite.<p>Confusion is the best-case scenario for Apple because people will tune it out. If they had released just the on-device spying, public outcry and backlash would have been laser targeted on a single issue.