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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by mfro on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:51AM (#50405565)
Decent work, if unreadable. I’ve disabled Apple Intelligence now.
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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by procaryote on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:52PM (#50406952)
It will still collect this data.

Source: have never had Apple Intelligence enabled, have these files anyway

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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by IAmGraydon on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:39PM (#50407830)
Someone else said it and I’ll echo it. This is invasive and cannot be disabled by disabling Apple Intelligence.
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