So, at least we can finally put that silly myth to rest that Apple respects users' privacy. They scan your emails, including attachments, just like everyone else.

Agreed, it seems like in both cases you can easily argue there is a privacy issue. Which one bothers you more is of course dependant on what camp you are in.

So, at least we can finally put that silly myth to rest that Apple respects users' privacy. They scan your emails, including attachments, just like everyone else.

What they don't do is scan your email and then sell the collected data to third parties for the purpose of targeting advertising.

Of course it has to do with privacy. Apple fans' logic never ceases to amaze me.

Google has automated bots scanning your emails for targeted ads so you don't see irrelevant crap: PRIVACY ISSUE.

Apple has automated bots reading your emails to delete what it believes does not adhere to US puritanical views: NOPE, NOT A PRIVACY ISSUE YOU GUYS.

The world is crazy.

Banning porn emails based on subjects is also very unreliable. And I don't think Apple should do it. Never mind privacy, but if Apple block porn and parents still find porn in the iCloud inbox they can blame Apple for not doing a good enough job. So they might as well not do it so they can't be blamed either.

I know it's a common spam subject, so it could be the may or may not be blocking it or perhaps they were temporary blocking it during a spam run.

I don't think there is an Apple parental control to block porn emails.

If Apple says they can protect your kids and it doesn't work they come off pretty bad. People will demand they will fix it, which they can't.

So it's best to, like almost every email provider, to not delete/block emails that aren't obviously spam.

Google clearly and most definitely is selling my screen to third parties.

What they don't do is scan your email and then sell the collected data to third parties for the purpose of targeting advertising.

Of course it has to do with privacy. Apple fans' logic never ceases to amaze me.

Google has automated bots scanning your emails for targeted ads so you don't see irrelevant crap: PRIVACY ISSUE.

Apple has automated bots reading your emails to delete what it believes does not adhere to US puritanical views: NOPE, NOT A PRIVACY ISSUE YOU GUYS.

The world is crazy.

SO you think it's a good thing Apple deletes any email containing the phrase "barely legal teens"?

This is not spam filtering, it's deleting messages without asking you. What if it was an important email from a relative saying something like "Can you take me to the hospital tomorrow? Since my children are barely legal teens, they can't drive."

Doh, so Apple Stores have web filters in place.

Can you prove me that the site above has no adult content that I would not want my children to see?

It loads fine on non-Apple Store networks, so I don't see what is the big fuss about.

"Doh, so Apple Stores have web filters in place.

"Can you prove me that the site above has no adult content that I would not want my children to see?

"It loads fine on non-Apple Store networks, so I don't see what is the big fuss about.

"For now... that is, until Apple's pervasive "we know what's best for you" arrogance emboldens them to the point where they start modifying DNS settings on iOS devices, to block sites Apple objects to. That would be no less-defensible than how Apple manages the appstore - it's Apple's sandbox after all, so they make the rules, right?"

Which is exactly the point where guys like you stop being credible: when you blame Apple for something you think they could eventually do someday without having anything to sustain this possibility apart from your own sentiment against Apple. Lame.