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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by ricardobeat on Saturday November 07, 2026 @07:59PM (#50409567)
Doesn't that mean you end up with a similar database of facts about yourself, what's the difference?
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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by dabinat on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:30AM (#50411693)
The difference here is consent. Cortana asked who the boss was and OP had the option to not give that information.
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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by makeitdouble on Sunday November 08, 2026 @06:08AM (#50412236)
On top of dabinat's point on consent, there is the resource use and accuracy part.

I can't imagine how much sleuthing is needed to infer who would be someone's divorced mother if it wasn't explicitely labelled, but it's completely unneeded until the day they actually try to use that info through some Apple service. Then, they'll be in for a surprise the day it infers it's their boss instead.

That's the other side of whimsy and "magic".

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