knowing Apple, the initial scan of this will be done while the phone is on charge just like previous versions of scanning your library. However, according to Apple it is just the photos shared with iCloud. So since it's on a charger, it's minimal electron abuse.
Once you start adding new content from camera to iCloud, I'd assume the new ML chips of Apple Silicone will be calculating the phashes as part-and-parcel to everything else it does. So unless you're trying to "recreate" known CP, then new photos from camera really shouldn't need this hashing done to them. Only files not originated from the user's iDevice should qualify. If a CP creator is using an iDevice, then their new content won't match existing hashes, so what's that going to do?
So so many questions. It's similar yet different to mandatory metal detectors and other screening where 99.99% of people are innocent and "merely" inconvenienced vs the number of people any of that screening catches. Does the mere existence of that screening act as a deterent? That's like asking how many angels can stand on the head of a pin. It's a useless question. The answer can be whatever they want it to be.
Once you start adding new content from camera to iCloud, I'd assume the new ML chips of Apple Silicone will be calculating the phashes as part-and-parcel to everything else it does. So unless you're trying to "recreate" known CP, then new photos from camera really shouldn't need this hashing done to them. Only files not originated from the user's iDevice should qualify. If a CP creator is using an iDevice, then their new content won't match existing hashes, so what's that going to do?
So so many questions. It's similar yet different to mandatory metal detectors and other screening where 99.99% of people are innocent and "merely" inconvenienced vs the number of people any of that screening catches. Does the mere existence of that screening act as a deterent? That's like asking how many angels can stand on the head of a pin. It's a useless question. The answer can be whatever they want it to be.