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Sure it is possible to have collisions, this is the main thing about hashes , in general collisions are rare but this are a different type of hashes and Apple is probably tweaking the parameters so the collisions are manageable.

But if the database of hashes is big and the total number of unique photos of all iPhone users is also a giant number you will find for sure collisions.




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