I hope for this as well. The best time to build up freedom-focused big-tech alternatives is before things become dire, not after.
Having had time to cool off, my response to this is to continue using Apple devices and supporting their privacy-focused way of CSAM scanning rather than the worse alternatives.
BUT, I'm going to start buying and supporting alternatives in parallel, and eventually start contributing to them.
If my biggest concern is government overreach, yet I think that we're "not there yet", then its incumbent upon me to be a small part in helping to make sure the alternatives are ready once we do "get there".
Having had time to cool off, my response to this is to continue using Apple devices and supporting their privacy-focused way of CSAM scanning rather than the worse alternatives.
BUT, I'm going to start buying and supporting alternatives in parallel, and eventually start contributing to them.
If my biggest concern is government overreach, yet I think that we're "not there yet", then its incumbent upon me to be a small part in helping to make sure the alternatives are ready once we do "get there".